Bruker

Bruker is a noun in Norwegian meaning "user" or "consumer," referring to a person who uses a product or service. It is derived from the verb bruke, meaning "to use," and is widely used in technology, software, and everyday language. Common compounds include brukergrensesnitt (user interface), innlogget bruker (logged-in user), and brukerprofil (user profile). The definite singular form is brukeren, and the indefinite form is en bruker.

In Danish, the cognate form is bruger, with the same general meaning. Norwegian and Danish share many related terms due to their North Germanic roots, though spelling differs in several common compounds. In Swedish, the analogous word is användare.

In a technological and digital context, bruker is frequently encountered in discussions of software, apps, and online services. Terms such as brukeroplevelse (user experience), brukerundersøkelser (user studies), and brukerautentisering (user authentication) illustrate its widespread use to describe the people who interact with systems rather than the systems themselves.

There is also a corporate use of the name Bruker as a proper noun. Bruker Corporation is a multinational company that develops and manufactures scientific instruments for research and industry, including analytical and imaging technologies. This use is separate from the common noun in Scandinavian languages but is sometimes encountered in international technical literature and business contexts.

Overall, bruker's primary sense centers on the person who uses a product or service, a term central to discussions of design, usability, and user experience in Nordic languages.