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

Here, members of Forbes Technology Council discuss promising emerging technology use cases for addressing social or environmental challenges, along with what would need to happen for these solutions to scale effectively and responsibly. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Responsible deployment does not require paralyzing every use case. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

But the reality is, there are still a ton of profitable use cases for older-generation chips, such as the aforementioned Ampere and Hopper generation silicon. — CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

But for sure for driverless taxis, there’s a strong use case for that. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Aug. 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