dutilisateurs

D utilateurs is a French term that functions as a genitive construction, formed from the preposition de (de, or its elided form d’) and the plural noun utilisateurs (users). It is not a standalone word with a fixed meaning, but rather a possessive or relational element used in compound noun phrases to indicate something that belongs to, concerns, or relates to users. Common occurrences include expressions such as données d'utilisateurs, base d'utilisateurs, and profils d'utilisateurs.

The noun utilisateur derives from the verb utiliser, meaning to use; the suffix -eur marks a person associated with an action, so utilisateur literally means a person who uses. The plural form is utilisateurs. In practice, de + utilisateurs is contracted as d'utilisateurs before a following noun, and it appears in both singular and plural contexts depending on the construction. This form is widely used in IT, data governance, marketing, and user experience writing to specify user-related data or features.

Usage notes: d'utilisateurs is typically found in phrases describing data, interfaces, and governance related to people who use a product or service. It contrasts with des utilisateurs (the users) in contexts where a definite article indicates a known group, while d'utilisateurs often generalizes to the user base or user-related data.

Examples:

- données d'utilisateurs (user data)

- base d'utilisateurs (user base)

- profils d'utilisateurs (user profiles)

- préférences des utilisateurs (user preferences)

- journaux d’activités des utilisateurs (user activity logs)

See also: utilisateur, utilisation, données utilisateur, protection des données.