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 the use cases that scientists and ethicists fret about aren’t quite here—yet. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025

Meanwhile, the brand expanded into its Protection Collection, addressing the specific needs of protective styles—braids, locs, twists—with formulas developed specifically for those use cases. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Nov. 2025

The first real use cases in agentic AI will be the boring ones, the systems that quietly replace part of what humans already do. —Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025

Workera's use cases present an interesting approach to emerging technology. —Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 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