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EndUser

An end user, in the context of products and services, is the person who ultimately uses the product or service. The term distinguishes the individual who interacts with the finished product from others involved in its procurement, manufacturing, distribution, or maintenance, such as developers, vendors, or IT staff. End users may be consumers, employees, or other individuals who operate a system or device as part of daily activities.

In software and hardware, the end user is the primary focus of user experience design, documentation, and

End-user computing (EUC) describes environments where end users directly run applications on their own devices or

Security and privacy concerns relate to end users as well, emphasizing authentication, access controls, data minimization,

Examples of end users include a smartphone owner using a mobile app, an employee operating a corporate

support.
End-user
considerations
include
ease
of
use,
accessibility
for
people
with
disabilities,
localization,
and
clear
error
handling.
In
licensing,
the
concept
appears
in
end-user
license
agreements
(EULAs),
which
define
permissible
uses,
restrictions,
and
responsibilities
of
the
person
who
will
operate
the
software.
on
centralized
resources,
often
with
varying
levels
of
control
and
security
managed
by
an
organization.
End
users
also
participate
in
testing
and
feedback
processes
to
improve
usability
and
functionality,
and
they
may
receive
training
or
instructions
to
perform
tasks
effectively
and
securely.
and
adherence
to
policies.
As
products
increasingly
collect
data
from
users,
organizations
must
consider
consent,
transparency,
and
data
protection
in
relation
to
the
end
user
experience.
software
system,
or
a
customer
interacting
with
a
web
service.