use case

American  

[yoos keys] / ˈyus ˌkeɪs /

noun

1. a scenario in which something is or may be useful; a particular situation in which something, especially a technology, is tested or employed.

   The pharmaceutical database offers filters for a variety of use cases, such as prescribing, pricing, and dispensing medication.

   The new feature works, but we would anticipate better performance in a real-world use case.

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Etymology

Origin of use case

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

This is one of the reasons U.S. corn farmers were so gung-ho on ethanol when it was introduced in the 2000s: It was a new use case for their product in a saturated commodity market.

From Barron's

In principle, tax filing should be the ideal use case for an AI system.

From The Wall Street Journal

The defense industry “is probably not the first use case when you think about food,” said Hendrik Susemihl, the chief executive of goodBytz, a Hamburg-based manufacturer of automated kitchens.

From The Wall Street Journal

Keirstead calls that “concerning” and suggests that enterprises still haven’t found a “killer use case” to justify material AI investments.

From Barron's

When I think about these options for myself, the use case I come up with is that my living situation in retirement is likely to come with a monthly fee of some sort — either for condo maintenance or the buy-in to a retirement community of some sort.

From MarketWatch