end user

noun

: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

Examples of end user in a Sentence

Programmers should always keep the end user in mind when designing a new piece of software.
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According to a study by Intercom, 70% of end users feel more loyal to companies that provide support in their native language. Tony Williams Raré, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 These different systems—the state, local, and federal police agencies; the U.S. State Department; the actual and possible end users of facial-recognition technology—are not oriented toward what is inside me. Michael W. Clune, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025 There’s no way ordinary end users can determine what sites are being opened in the invisible iframe. ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025 As such, everyone, from policy makers to end users, must share the burden of its protection by using it wisely. Stephanie Threinen, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for end user

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of end user was circa 1945

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“End user.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20user. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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