user

user
user c.1400, agent noun from USE (Cf. use) (v.). Of narcotics, from 1935; of computers, from 1967. User-friendly (1977) is said in some sources to have been coined by software designer Harlan Crowder as early as 1972.

Etymology dictionary. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • user — [ yze ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • user son temps, sa vie « consommer, achever » 1080; lat. pop. °usare, de usus, p. p. de uti « se servir de » I ♦ V. tr. ind. (1267) USER DE. 1 ♦ Vx ou didact. Faire en sorte qu une chose produise un effet… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • user — User, Atterere, Deterere, Absumere, Consumere. User sa vie en procez, Vitam simul et litem ducere, Liti non superþesse, Vitam ducere lites ducendo. B. User la plante de ses pieds, Obterere vestigia, Calces deterere. User à force de frotter,… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • USER — is an international recording artist who earned his chops in the techno industrial period of the 1990s playing guitar with such notable bands as Atlantic recording artists MOEV (Crucify me, Yeah whatever) and the singer Dean Russell created music …   Wikipedia

  • user — us‧er [ˈjuːzə ǁ ər] noun [countable] someone or something that uses a product or service: • Computer users can download the program and use it free of charge for 90 days. ˌend ˈuser also end user MARKETING the person who actually uses a… …   Financial and business terms

  • user — index customer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 user …   Law dictionary

  • user — [yo͞o′zər] n. [ USER sense 1 < US(E) + ER; in USER sense 2 a substantive use of OFr user, to use] 1. a person or thing that uses something (stated or implied); specif., ☆ a) a person who uses drugs; addict b) a pe …   English World dictionary

  • User — [ ju:zɐ] der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. user, eigtl. »Benutzer«, zu to use »gebrauchen«, dies aus (alt)fr. user, vgl. ↑Usance>: 1. (Jargon) Drogenabhängiger. 2. jmd., der mit einem Computer arbeitet, Computerprogramme anwendet (EDV) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • uşer — UŞÉR, uşeri, s.m. (În evul mediu) Dregător de curte în Moldova, care avea sarcina de a primi solii şi de a i introduce la domn; funcţie ocupată de acest dregător. [var.: uşár s.m.] – Uşă + suf. er. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • User — Us er, n. 1. One who uses. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Enjoyment of property; use. Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • User — User,der:⇨Rauschgiftsüchtige …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”