use case
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use case
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noun use cases · use-case
- A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
- A usage scenario for a piece of software; often used in the plural to suggest situations where a piece of software may be useful. So Amazon unveiled more software services to make A.W.S. indispensable. In a speech at the event, Andy Jassy, the head of A.W.S., said it wanted to “enable every imaginable use case.”
- A usage scenario for a product, such as a piece of equipment or a tool.
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noun system scenario
| 日本語 | ユースケース yūsukēsu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 用例 yònglì, 使用案例 shǐyòng ànlì, 用況 /用况 yòngkuàng |
| Français | cas d'utilisation |
| Deutsch | Anwendungsfall |
| Italiano | caso d'uso |
| Русский | сцена́рий испо́льзования scenárij ispólʹzovanija, вариа́нт испо́льзования variánt ispólʹzovanija, прецеде́нт precedént |
| Tiếng Việt | trường hợp sử dụng, ca sử dụng |
| עברית | תרחיש שימוש \ תַּרְחִישׁ שִׁמּוּשׁ tarḥish shimush |
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@misc{use_case_2026,
title = {use case},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/use%20case},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
