User (computing)

[a] Some software products provide services to other systems and have no direct end users.

When few constraints are imposed on the end-user category, especially when designing programs for use by the general public, it is common practice to expect minimal technical expertise or previous training in end users.

It designates activities or techniques in which people who are not professional developers create automated behavior and complex data objects without significant knowledge of a programming language.

Once the user has logged on, the operating system will often use an identifier such as an integer to refer to them, rather than their username, through a process known as identity correlation.

In Microsoft Windows environments, for example, note the potential use of:[8] Some usability professionals have expressed their dislike of the term "user" and have proposed changing it.

"[10] The term "user" may imply lack of the technical expertise required to fully understand how computer systems and software products work.