"use case" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: use cases [plural]
Etymology: use + case Etymology templates: {{m|en|use}} use, {{m|en|case}} case Head templates: {{en-noun}} use case (plural use cases)
  1. (software engineering) A potential scenario in which a system receives an external request (such as user input) and responds to it. Categories (topical): Software engineering
    Sense id: en-use_case-en-noun-7PQ5GYQK Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  2. (software engineering) A usage scenario for a piece of software; often used in the plural to suggest situations where a piece of software may be useful. Categories (topical): Software engineering Synonyms: use-case
    Sense id: en-use_case-en-noun-4iPHa9NL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 56 1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  3. (engineering generally) A usage scenario for a product, such as a piece of equipment or a tool.
    Sense id: en-use_case-en-noun-YiL-v5EV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (system scenario): 用例 (yònglì) (Chinese Mandarin), 使用案例 (shǐyòng ànlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 用況 (Chinese Mandarin), 用况 (yòngkuàng) (Chinese Mandarin), případ použití [masculine] (Czech), käyttötapaus (Finnish), cas d’utilisation [masculine] (French), Anwendungsfall [masculine] (German), תרחיש שימוש \ תַּרְחִישׁ שִׁמּוּשׁ (tarḥish shimush) [masculine] (Hebrew), használati eset (Hungarian), caso d'uso [masculine] (Italian), ユースケース (yūsukēsu) (Japanese), сцена́рий испо́льзования (scenárij ispólʹzovanija) [masculine] (Russian), вариа́нт испо́льзования (variánt ispólʹzovanija) [masculine] (Russian), прецеде́нт (precedént) (note: i.e. "precedent") [also, masculine] (Russian), användningsfall [neuter] (Swedish), kullanım senaryosu (Turkish), trường hợp sử dụng (Vietnamese), ca sử dụng (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'system scenario': 39 30 32

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