User
noun
A person or thing that uses something such as a place, substance, or piece of equipment.
She is a frequent user of the local library
noun
A person who interacts with a computer or mobile device to access software, applications or the internet.
The software has an intuitive user interface
Often appears as...
- user interface
- user experience
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Technical
noun
A person who uses drugs.
He is a drug user
Often appears as...
- drug user
- substance user
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Disapproving
noun
A person who uses another selfishly or unethically.
She was just a user, interested only in what you could do for her
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person or thing that uses something such as a place, substance, or piece of equipment.
She is a frequent user of the local library
noun
A person who interacts with a computer or mobile device to access software, applications or the internet.
The software has an intuitive user interface
Often appears as...
- user interface
- user experience
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A person who uses drugs.
He is a drug user
Often appears as...
- drug user
- substance user
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A person who uses another selfishly or unethically.
She was just a user, interested only in what you could do for her
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Broad Context
The term 'user' applies to many situations from libraries to gym equipment.
As a gym user, he spends a lot of time on the treadmill.
Pro Tip 2/2User's Purpose
'User' can indicate a level of skill or frequency of use.
Being an experienced user of this software, she quickly completed the task.
Pro Tip 1/2Broad Context
The term 'user' applies to many situations from libraries to gym equipment.
As a gym user, he spends a lot of time on the treadmill.
Pro Tip 2/2User's Purpose
'User' can indicate a level of skill or frequency of use.
Being an experienced user of this software, she quickly completed the task.
Pro Tip 1/2Broad Context
The term 'user' applies to many situations from libraries to gym equipment.
As a gym user, he spends a lot of time on the treadmill.
Pro Tip 2/2User's Purpose
'User' can indicate a level of skill or frequency of use.
Being an experienced user of this software, she quickly completed the task.
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The nightmare videos of...
And so when you talk about legibility and digital literacy, I find it difficult to imagine that we need to place the burden of digital literacy on users themselves. But whose responsibility is education in this new world? Again, I think this responsibility is kind of up to all of us, that everything we do, everything we build, everything we make,
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Does grammar matter? -...
and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits that are constantly being negotiated and reinvented by the entire group of language users. Like language itself, it's a wonderful and complex fabric
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What happens when our...
Suppose we give an A.I. the goal to make humans smile. When the A.I. is weak, it performs useful or amusing actions that cause its user to smile. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent, it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world
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The incredible...
that was better for the user. What's missing is a nervous system connecting us to all of the things that we design, make and use. What if all of you had that kind of information flowing to you from the things you create in the real world? With all of the stuff we make,
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Can you make a wildlife...
i might just have to grab you and throw you on there i'm neil strawson a researcher on animal impossible the wildlife and adventure series produced by bbc studios natural history unit and a full-time wheelchair user i'll be taking on a series of fast
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Lies, damned lies and...
I looked at how you should deliver it and the visuals onstage. Now, with the There's a whole range of topics you can choose, but you should choose wisely, because your topic strongly correlates with how users will react to your talk.
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Building smart cities PIPE...
live cities which have contradictions one image that I have is that the logic of the engineer and I adore engineers is not about engineers hat but advert the logic of the engineer and the logic of the citizen of the user of the
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How does alcohol make...
a region important for motivation. Like all addictive drugs, it prompts a squirt of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens which gives users a surge of pleasure. Alcohol also causes some neurons to synthesize and release endorphins.
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World's Most Dangerous...
brain perhaps forever it's the body's way of fighting back against the drug that's pushing out dopamine the brain shuts the overloaded neurons down meth users go from having too much dopamine to having too little
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
on innovation, which is innovation for end users, visible innovation. Instead, innovation, if you remember, some of you may have read the famous economist Schumpeter, he said, "Innovation is novelty
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The nightmare videos of...
And so when you talk about legibility and digital literacy, I find it difficult to imagine that we need to place the burden of digital literacy on users themselves. But whose responsibility is education in this new world? Again, I think this responsibility is kind of up to all of us, that everything we do, everything we build, everything we make,
Video examples
Does grammar matter? -...
and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits that are constantly being negotiated and reinvented by the entire group of language users. Like language itself, it's a wonderful and complex fabric
Video examples
What happens when our...
Suppose we give an A.I. the goal to make humans smile. When the A.I. is weak, it performs useful or amusing actions that cause its user to smile. When the A.I. becomes superintelligent, it realizes that there is a more effective way to achieve this take control of the world
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The incredible...
that was better for the user. What's missing is a nervous system connecting us to all of the things that we design, make and use. What if all of you had that kind of information flowing to you from the things you create in the real world? With all of the stuff we make,
Video examples
Can you make a wildlife...
i might just have to grab you and throw you on there i'm neil strawson a researcher on animal impossible the wildlife and adventure series produced by bbc studios natural history unit and a full-time wheelchair user i'll be taking on a series of fast
Video examples
Lies, damned lies and...
I looked at how you should deliver it and the visuals onstage. Now, with the There's a whole range of topics you can choose, but you should choose wisely, because your topic strongly correlates with how users will react to your talk.
Video examples
Building smart cities PIPE...
live cities which have contradictions one image that I have is that the logic of the engineer and I adore engineers is not about engineers hat but advert the logic of the engineer and the logic of the citizen of the user of the
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How does alcohol make...
a region important for motivation. Like all addictive drugs, it prompts a squirt of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens which gives users a surge of pleasure. Alcohol also causes some neurons to synthesize and release endorphins.
Video examples
World's Most Dangerous...
brain perhaps forever it's the body's way of fighting back against the drug that's pushing out dopamine the brain shuts the overloaded neurons down meth users go from having too much dopamine to having too little
Video examples
Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
on innovation, which is innovation for end users, visible innovation. Instead, innovation, if you remember, some of you may have read the famous economist Schumpeter, he said, "Innovation is novelty
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John Lasseter
American Director
I think 'Disney Infinity' is exciting. It's hard to even call it a video game, because it's so different. What excites me about this is how it's going to put more and more of what happens in the game into the hands of the user; it's up to them. You can play it to where everything's laid out for you.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
I told our employees several times, 'Let's focus on the end user, let's focus on committing to society, and focus on the crisis and doing the right thing, show our corporate social responsibility.' Don't focus on marketing and sales. That's horrible culture.
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Nir Eyal
American Author
The cold truth is that the best products don't always win. Many times it's - the products that have the ability to keep users coming back and using them without conscious thought and using them out of habit are the ones that keep us coming back.
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Jawed Karim
American Businessman
Our users were one step ahead of us. They began using YouTube to share videos of all kinds. Their dogs, vacations, anything. We found this very interesting. We said, 'Why not let the users define what YouTube is all about?
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Hilary Mason
English Actress
You really need to have a lot of empathy for the work you're doing and the people who you're ultimately trying to help, whether that's a business colleague, a boss, or, ultimately, the user of the software you're building.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I mean Facebook is no longer a company, it's a country. 2 billion users. It can influence what we think, what we believe, how we vote, what we buy, even how we feel.
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
Most photo apps before asked something of the users. They said, 'You produce, act, and perform.' 'Instagram' said, 'Let us take care of the secret sauce.
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
Equally important to having the right content is providing the proper tools for the users so they can quickly find the images and videos they need.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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John Lasseter
American Director
I think 'Disney Infinity' is exciting. It's hard to even call it a video game, because it's so different. What excites me about this is how it's going to put more and more of what happens in the game into the hands of the user; it's up to them. You can play it to where everything's laid out for you.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
I told our employees several times, 'Let's focus on the end user, let's focus on committing to society, and focus on the crisis and doing the right thing, show our corporate social responsibility.' Don't focus on marketing and sales. That's horrible culture.
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Nir Eyal
American Author
The cold truth is that the best products don't always win. Many times it's - the products that have the ability to keep users coming back and using them without conscious thought and using them out of habit are the ones that keep us coming back.
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Jawed Karim
American Businessman
Our users were one step ahead of us. They began using YouTube to share videos of all kinds. Their dogs, vacations, anything. We found this very interesting. We said, 'Why not let the users define what YouTube is all about?
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Hilary Mason
English Actress
You really need to have a lot of empathy for the work you're doing and the people who you're ultimately trying to help, whether that's a business colleague, a boss, or, ultimately, the user of the software you're building.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.
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John Kennedy
American Lawyer
I mean Facebook is no longer a company, it's a country. 2 billion users. It can influence what we think, what we believe, how we vote, what we buy, even how we feel.
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Kevin Systrom
American Businessman
Most photo apps before asked something of the users. They said, 'You produce, act, and perform.' 'Instagram' said, 'Let us take care of the secret sauce.
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Jon Oringer
American Businessman
Equally important to having the right content is providing the proper tools for the users so they can quickly find the images and videos they need.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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