power user
noun
Simple meaning
A computer user who seeks and uses products having the most features and the fastest performance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpaʊɚjuzɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
computing
A computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available
computing
A computer user who seeks and uses products having the most features and the fastest performance.
computing
A person who makes heavy use of computers, running many applications and capable of using advanced functionality.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available
Used this way, power user is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
- Technical/specialist writing
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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