end user

American  

Or end-user

noun

1. the ultimate user for whom a machine, as a computer, or product, as a computer program, is designed.

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end user British  

noun

1. 1. (in international trading) the person, organization, or nation that will be the ultimate recipient of goods, esp such as arms or advanced technology

   2. ( as modifier )

      an end-user certificate

2. computing the ultimate destination, such as a program or operator, of information that is being transferred within a system

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Etymology

Origin of end user

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The power generation arm’s coal-fired plants could benefit from positive fuel margins, as higher fuel costs can be passed on to end users.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Verifying the end uses and end users of products sold by companies like Super Micro remains a challenge, and diversion through Southeast Asian intermediaries continues to be a recurring issue.”

From MarketWatch

Logic suggests the price maker in the AI stack will be whoever is closest to the end user.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gulf Coast can travel through multiple channels to reach end users.

From Barron's

The value to enterprises and end users increasingly depends on the orchestration layer built on top of the model, such as the data sources and workflows the LLM can connect to.

From MarketWatch