"power user" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power users [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power user (plural power users)
  1. (computing) A person who makes heavy use of computers, running many applications and capable of using advanced functionality. Categories (topical): Computing, People Synonyms: enthusiast
    Sense id: en-power_user-en-noun-TZU3YCkO Disambiguation of People: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) A computer user who seeks and uses products having the most features and the fastest performance. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-power_user-en-noun-4cCs53UW Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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