English Explanatory Dictionary

use case

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it.
  2. A usage scenario for a piece of software; often used in the plural to suggest situations where a piece of software may be useful.
  3. A usage scenario for a product, such as a piece of equipment or a tool.

Word forms

use case use cases use-case

Etymology

From use + case.

Related words

persona

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 用例 Chinese Mandarin: 使用案例 Chinese Mandarin: 用況 /用况 Czech: případ použití Finnish: käyttötapaus French: cas d'utilisation German: Anwendungsfall Hebrew: תרחיש שימוש \ תַּרְחִישׁ שִׁמּוּשׁ Hungarian: használati eset Italian: caso d'uso Japanese: ユースケース Russian: сцена́рий испо́льзования Russian: вариа́нт испо́льзования Russian: прецеде́нт Swedish: användningsfall Turkish: kullanım senaryosu Vietnamese: trường hợp sử dụng Vietnamese: ca sử dụng
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