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

So, anyone wanting to put it to work in innovative use cases has the expense of developing their own software and infrastructure to consider. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

Instead, perhaps the biggest use case is in practical motos that actually meet urban needs and, above all, are simple to purchase. —New Atlas, 22 July 2025

Across the broader workforce, there are 460 distinct AI use cases in production today, a figure that excludes the unique AI chatbots that workers can create to perform tasks through a secure system that’s called SiemensGPT. —John Kell, Fortune, 16 July 2025

Its possible use cases are certainly freak-out-worthy. —Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 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