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 improvements in medical imaging unlocked new use cases for CTs and MRIs; patients demanded, and doctors ordered, more tests, and radiologists were the doctors administering and interpreting them. —Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

However, these use cases heavily depend on the user’s understanding of the contract’s function. —Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026

Rather than focusing on a single solution, the company continues to evolve based on insights gathered from real-world use cases. —William Jones, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026

The disconnect may be blinding leaders to the first-hand experience of using AI, which is causing workload creep and cognitive overload, at least in current use cases. —Claire Zillman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 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