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end-user

(job)
The person who uses a computer application, as opposed to those who developed or support it. The end-user may or may not know anything about computers, how they work, or what to do if something goes wrong. End-users do not usually have administrative responsibilities or privileges.

End users are certain to have a different set of assumptions than the developers who created the application.
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