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.

—David Balaban

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

People can use the network for remittances and global payroll, among other use cases. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026

Nvidia pushed back and said there are broad use cases for its GPUs compared to TPUs. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026

Weng explained that the company is targeting two main use cases. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

While the Beats Solo 4 don't quite make the top cut for our favorite wireless headphones overall, the on-ear design and lack of ANC are a unique combination of features that may appeal to specific users and use cases. —Brad Bourque, Wired News, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for use case

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