use case
noun
variants
or less commonly use-case
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
David BalabanUsers seem to want single-purpose mobile apps that nail a specific use case quickly.—Josh Constine
Josh ConstineThe pandemic has pushed the adoption of technology for various use-cases.—businesswire.com
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Boston Dynamics, after transitioning Atlas into a fully electric version, is actively piloting commercial deployment with its industry partner, Hyundai Motor Company, with factory use cases in automotive manufacturing already identified.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Kyle highlighted the brand’s Deep Sleep offering, which employs 5mg of melatonin, as a great use case for a patch, as consumers often over consume the ingredient.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Roughly 2,000 people are building AI systems; about 150,000 employees use large language models every week on internal documents; and the bank has hundreds of use cases running, from fraud detection to legal review, reconciliations, and marketing optimization.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
When selecting a specific use case to pursue, Pantone considered the struggles its customers had previously brought to the company’s attention and surveyed other tools on the market for designers and creatives.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
Kyle highlighted the brand’s Deep Sleep offering, which employs 5mg of melatonin, as a great use case for a patch, as consumers often over consume the ingredient.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Roughly 2,000 people are building AI systems; about 150,000 employees use large language models every week on internal documents; and the bank has hundreds of use cases running, from fraud detection to legal review, reconciliations, and marketing optimization.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
When selecting a specific use case to pursue, Pantone considered the struggles its customers had previously brought to the company’s attention and surveyed other tools on the market for designers and creatives.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Use case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/use%20case. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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