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user(1) (iou)



user noun1. LME.
[from USE verb + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which uses something; spec. (a) (orig. US) a person who takes drugs, a drug addict; (b) a person or organization making use of a computer or system (freq. in user-definable, user-friendly, etc., below); (c) colloq. a person who manipulates others for personal advantage. LME.
A person who puts a writ etc. in force or execution. Scot. L16-M17.
Comb. (chiefly Computing): user-definable adjective having a function or meaning that can be specified and varied by a user; user-defined adjective that has been specified or varied by a user; user-friendliness the state or condition of being user-friendly; user-friendly adjective (of a machine or system) designed with the needs of users in mind; transf. easy to use; user-hostile adjective (of a machine or system) not user-friendly; not designed with the needs of users in mind; user interface the means by which a person is enabled to use a computer; username Computing an identification used by a person with access to a computer network; user-orientated, user-oriented adjectives designed with the user's convenience given priority; user-programmable adjective able to be programmed or assigned a function by the user; user-unfriendliness the state or condition of being user-unfriendly; user-unfriendly adjective = user-hostile above.
usership noun (a) the fact or condition of being a user; (b) the users of a product, service, etc., collectively, the body of users: M20.