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User

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A user is someone who interacts with a product, service, or platform, whether it’s an application, website, software, or physical device. This could be a customer or a prospect who consumes, uses, or benefits from the offered product or service. In the purchasing process, the user is the actor who actually uses the product or service.

Alternative Meanings:
  • User

    A user is someone who regularly uses a good or service without owning it. They are distinguished from a simple user by the frequency or habitual nature of their use. For example, public transport users are those who use these services regularly. When use involves actual consumption, the person is then referred to as a consumer.

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