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user

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[yoo-zer]

noun

  1. a person or thing that uses.

  2. a person who is addicted to or abuses a controlled substance or alcohol; one who uses illegal or addictive drugs, as in

  3. Digital Technology.a person who uses a computer, device, or application.

    This interface should be more intuitive for users.



user

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[oo-zer]

noun

Law.
  1. the exercise of a right to the enjoyment of property.

user

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. law

    1. the continued exercise, use, or enjoyment of a right, esp in property

    2. a presumptive right based on long-continued use

      right of user

  2. (often in combination) a person or thing that uses

    a road-user

  3. informala drug addict

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of user1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English usere; use, -er 1

Origin of user2

Noun use of Anglo-French user to use
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In 2024, popular TikTok user Liv Schmidt was banned from the platform over her controversial weight loss posts, with many viewers reporting her account for "triggering" language.

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However, heavy electricity users are better off in Guernsey, with a high-usage household to spend on average £1,503 a year from July.

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Duncan-Glancy was the first permanent wheelchair user to be elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 and is a tireless disability campaigner.

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That may be happening to some users of Meta AI without them realising, as people's prompts to the artificial intelligence tool - and the results - are posted on a public feed.

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WhatsApp is planning to support Apple in its legal action against the UK Home Office over user data privacy, BBC News has learnt.

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What is auser?

A user is someone or something that employs or puts someone or something into service, as in The instructions are written for users of the microwave.In technology, a user is the person who uses a particular piece of hardware (such as a computer) or software (such as a website or app), as in Users complain about frequent updates.User can also refer to someone who regularly takes illegal or addictive drugs. (The verb use can mean to regularly take such drugs, as in I stopped using five years ago.)Example: The user should be able to send and receive messages quickly.

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