"user base" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: user bases [plural], user-base [alternative], userbase [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} user base (plural user bases)
  1. (computing) The established group of users for a particular computer program, technology, etc. Synonyms: usership

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