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

Before committing to a full build, the team tested three approaches against the use case. — Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Variety takes a look at how 10 companies are taming the AI beast with specific use cases that creatives can get behind in a way that keeps them firmly in control and respects copyrights. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Logitech Some of the other integrations give Spot a use case beyond room scheduling as well. — New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

As more amateur athletes try compression boots, expect the same kind of honest sorting, weighing which use cases hold up, which don’t and which sessions actually change how your legs feel the next morning. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 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