use case

noun

variants or less commonly use-case

ˈyüs-ˌkās 

plural use cases also use-cases

: a use to which something (such as a proposed product or service) can be put : application sense 1a(2)

There are various use cases for the cloud: website hosting, disaster recovery, … etc.

—informationsecuritybuzz.com

Users seem to want single-purpose mobile apps that nail a specific use case quickly.

—Josh Constine

The pandemic has pushed the adoption of technology for various use-cases.

—businesswire.com

Examples of use case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, fewer than 10% of finance leaders surveyed have fully integrated or scaled AI accounting and finance use cases across their functions and organizations. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

Together, the mobility and cognition updates are positioned for industrial and service deployments as Kepler pursues real-world use cases. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025

Each module has a video component and addresses real-world concepts for AI use cases in automotive. —Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

The field trials show the potential of the technology and build support across a variety of use cases. —Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for use case

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace