use case en · NOUN
Etymology
From use + case.
Meanings
- A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
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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.”
2019 December 15, Daisuke Wakabayashi, “Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Shopify fulfills what’s known in the software development community as the “80 percent use case,” which means it provides 80 percent of the features that merchants need and third-party developers supply the rest[…]
2020 November 24, Yiren Lu, “Can Shopify Compete With Amazon Without Becoming Amazon?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (qualifier:generally) A usage scenario for a product, such as a piece of equipment or a tool.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| use-case | alternative | lexicographic | |
| use cases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (18)
ru сцена́рий испо́льзования (system scenario) · ru вариа́нт испо́льзования (system scenario) · it caso d'uso (system scenario) · sv användningsfall (system scenario) · vi trường hợp sử dụng (system scenario) · ru прецеде́нт (system scenario) · cs případ použití (system scenario) · cmn 使用案例 (system scenario) · de Anwendungsfall (system scenario) · cmn 用例 (system scenario) · ja ユースケース (system scenario) · he תרחיש שימוש \ תַּרְחִישׁ שִׁמּוּשׁ (system scenario) · fi käyttötapaus (system scenario) · cmn 用況 /用况 (system scenario) · tr kullanım senaryosu (system scenario) · hu használati eset (system scenario) · vi ca sử dụng (system scenario) · fr cas d'utilisation (system scenario)