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End-Users and Other Nonsense

I’m working on new documentation for my company. Sprinkled throughout them are constant references to something known as an “end-user.”

Exactly what is an “end-user?” How does one differ from a “user?”

Phrases like “end-user” come from the same ilk as “pre-existing.” They are an attempt by the speaker or writer to sound important. One of my first changes to the documentation will be to banish “end-user” from the company vernacular. If only it were that easy to banish it from the software industry.