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

But Anthropic in particular has faced amplified attacks, due in part to its past warnings about AI safety, its Democratic-leaning investor base, and its decision to restrict some law-enforcement use cases. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

That assessment is based on about 370 AI use cases powered by over 1,500 models throughout its business. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

This gives you enough time to carefully consider each item and every use case. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

According to the market research firm Counterpoint, however, the global market for VR devices fell by 12 percent year over year in 2024—the third year of decline in a row—because of hardware limitations and a lack of compelling use cases. —IEEE Spectrum, 13 Nov. 2025

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