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User (computing)
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<p>A user is a person who utilizes a <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a> or <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">network</a> <a href="/facts/Service_(systems_architecture)/LTBXD49s">service</a>. A user often has a user account and is identified to the system by a username (or user name). Some software products provide services to other systems and have no direct <a href="/facts/End_user/7IM9qu7N">end users</a>. </p>