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

Trying to start with cognitive and predictive use cases as the first step may jeopardize your ability to measure returns quickly. —Prashant Darisi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

The implication cuts both ways — AI is genuinely disrupting the use cases software was designed to own, but the productivity gains are real and measurable, which means someone is capturing them. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026

Those modules cover storytelling, image generation, video scripts, SEO, email, social media, blog posts, product descriptions, and vision-to-text, each trained specifically for its use case rather than relying on a generic approach. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026

The government will also collaborate with AI robotics companies such as Slamtec, Unitree and QuikBot to trial embodied AI use cases through a new Center for Intelligent Robotics. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 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