user Definition
user (yo̵̅o̅′zər)
noun
- a person or thing that uses something (stated or implied); specif.,
- ☆ a person who uses drugs; addict
- a person who makes use of a computer
- Law
- the exercise of a right of use ()
- a right of use, based on long use
Etymology: usersense < us(e) + -er; in usersense a substantive use of OFr user, to use
user Telecom Definition
- End user.The living, breathing human being who actually uses a computer or application to perform processes that yield end results.
- The person, organization, process, device, program, system, or other entity that exploits another person, organization, process, device, program, system, or other entity.
user Usage Examples
Converse of object
- allow: The main screen allows the user to hide or show the first, second or answer digits.
- enable: The new Verona power chair enables the user to achieve a very high degree of independence.
- authorize: The information in all these records is accessible to authorized users.
Adjective modifier
- registered: All registered users get future updates free of charge.
- mobile: For example, suppose a telecommunications company had measured customer satisfaction performance among its mobile phone users at 95 per cent.
- disabled: In our testing with disabled users and these different adaptive technologies, we have found that some screen readers work better than others.
- experienced: Five More Internet Studies for experienced Internet users exploring topics with legal relevance.
- regular: With about 800,000 regular users, a list of 10 quickly changes.
- potential: Potential users of credited photos are obliged to clear such use with said source.
Modifies a noun
- interface: User interface design: Taking the good with the bad.
- rating: In Need Of Rating: User Rating: Rob McGee & Son - Rate this site Landscape gardeners from Kent.
- id: Computer Associates - forgotten user ID 's 30/03/2005, IDG.com System administrators know it, and so do the hackers.
- involvement: For example, the Mental Health Research Network has produced good practice guidance on service user involvement in mental health research.
- agent: Some older user agents don't support anchors created with the id attribute.
Noun used with modifier
- wheelchair: Once inside your building can a wheelchair user get to use all customer areas or make use of your service unaided?
- drug: The number of young adult drug users starting treatment has risen by more than 50 per cent in the last five years.
- end: The end user - the consumer - can also switch.
- road: The CD covers all aspects of driving for this age group, from gaining their license through to becoming a safe road user.
- Internet: More than 1 in 20 of the world's population are Internet users.
- service: There are 44 service users aged 69 to 104 who will be affected by the decision.
Browse dictionary entries near user
- ‹ Usenet or User Network
- ‹ useless
- ‹ usefulness
- ‹ useful life
- ‹ useful
- ‹ used to
- ‹ used
- ‹ useable
- ‹ use up
- ‹ use immunity

