ThE pErson who usEs a computEr application, as opposEd to thosE who dEvElopEd or support it. ThEEnd-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 chEfistrativE rEsponsibilitiEs or privilEgEs. End usErs arE cErtain to havE a diffErEnt sEt of assumptions than thE dEvElopErs who crEatEd thE application. (1997-03-29)