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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This will also include selecting the options that will best communicate the impacts of space weather and most benefit modern-day end users and the public. Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025 Home broadband upgrades from, say, hundreds of Mb/s to 1,000 Mb/s (or 1 Gb/s) typically make little to no noticeable difference for the average end user. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025 Tools and processes should serve the goal of delivering exceptional value to the end user. Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025 In other words, while an importer will initially pay the tariff, another company and eventually the end user, or consumer, will foot some or all of its cost. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for end user 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Feb. 2025.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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