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.

—informationsecuritybuzz.com

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

The outstanding use case of the Theta X is still images. —Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 12 May 2025

Meta, too, is seeing consumers shift away from its original use case: adding friends and sharing content. —Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 11 May 2025

Related: [These new flying taxis offer a glimpse at our future commutes] But those use cases are still a far cry from the vision many futurists have of personal flying cars swarming city skies. —Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 May 2025

Identifying which use cases deliver meaningful impact versus those that do not will be essential. —Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for use case

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