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A user is a person who uses a product, service, tool, machine or technology. It is an extremely generic term that is often overly broad. The following are common examples of a user.

Customer

A customer who uses a product or service. For example, a customer who visits a library to borrow a book.

End User

A person who uses an item, even if they didn't buy it. For example, parents are often customers for toys and children are often end-users.

Visitor

A person who visits a physical property such as a park or a digital property such as a website.

Employees

An employee who uses an application, device or tool.

Student

A student who uses the services of a school.

Consumer

A person who buys products and services for personal use.

Business

A business that uses a product, service, facility or machine.

Organization

An organization such as a government department that uses a product, service or machine.

Operator

A person who operates a machine.

Pilots & Drivers

Pilots, drivers, bicyclists and other users of transportation equipment.

Resident

A person who uses the services of a building and community.

Community

The people who use the services of a place such as a city or neighborhood.
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A person who uses a product, service, tool, machine or technology.
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