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.
Recent Examples on the Web This is usually the first moment an end user discovers value. Abishek Viswanathan, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 That means it's encrypted from one end user to the other with the company in between not even being able to decrypt the information and look at it themselves or share it with law enforcement. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024 Oil is refined into gasoline, the gasoline is shipped by truck or pipeline, and end users burn it to produce energy. Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024 It should be noted, however, that end users who are not logging into Azure portal, CLI or PowerShell, but are accessing apps and services, will not be required to use 2FA unless the owners of those services mandate it. Davey Winder, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for end user 

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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 1 Oct. 2024.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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