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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And according to Manvinder Singh, the vice president of industrial IoT at Qualcomm, the company will make the Dragonwing SoC available for purchase in small quantities by end users—a first for the chip. IEEE Spectrum, 18 Oct. 2025 Sponsor is not responsible for votes not received due to an individual’s account settings, spelling, or other end user error. CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 What makes one website better than another to an end user? Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025 For the first time, the ministry makes clear that foreign entities classified as dual-use or military end users will not be granted export licenses, in a direct threat to the supply chains of American companies that accept contracts from the U.S. Defense Department. John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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end user

noun
: the ultimate consumer of a finished product

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