användares

Användare is a Swedish noun meaning a person who uses something, typically a software, service, or system. The term is widely used in information technology, online services, and product documentation to refer to the people who interact with a product or service. The plural nominative form is användare, while the genitive plural is användares, used to denote possession by multiple users, as in användares data (the users’ data).

The word derives from the verb använda, meaning to use, with the agent-noun suffix -are, a common formation for occupations or roles in Swedish. As with many Swedish nouns, its forms change for number and definiteness, producing variants such as en användare (a user), användaren (the user), användarna (the users, the definite plural), användarens (the user's, singular genitive), and användares (the users’ in genitive plural). In definite contexts, you may also encounter användarnas to express the possessive of the definite plural.

In practical use, an användare is any person who operates or consumes a service or product. The term frequently appears in privacy policies, terms of service, user analytics, and software design discussions. Common collocations include användares data (the users’ data), användares beteende (the users’ behavior), and in discussions of access control, authentication, and user experience design.

See also: användardata, användargränssnitt, användarkonto.