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

Systems are introduced into specific use cases, evaluated under real conditions, and then adjusted. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Procurement is easy, use cases are the wrong measure, and reorganization is threatening. —Drew Cukor, Fortune, 11 May 2026

Potential use cases include offshore infrastructure inspections, energy operations near oil rigs and wind farms, fishing support missions, search-and-rescue work, coast guard activities, scientific ocean research, port authority operations, and ship-to-ship parcel delivery. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026

From studios in Shanghai, Reckitt is now pumping out round-the-clock explanations of the science behind its products and their use cases in what Licht describes as a contemporary version of the TV shopping channels of decades past. —Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 8 May 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