terms of use

noun

The terms, conditions, or restrictions under which a person, commonly called an end user, may or may not utilize the aspects of a particular manufactured object, commonly called the end product.

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Meanings

nounterms of use pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlylawThe terms, conditions, or restrictions under which a person, commonly called an end user, may or may not utilize the aspects of a particular manufactured object, commonly called the end product.

    It [OpenAI] said that its terms of use prohibited asking ChatGPT for advice about self-harm and highlighted a limitation of liability provision that states “you will not rely on output as a sole source of truth or factual information”.

    2025 November 26, Robert Booth, “ChatGPT firm blames boy’s suicide on ‘misuse’ of its technology”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Translations

Māori here whakamahi
  • here whakamahiterms under which the end user may or may not utilize the end product
Spanish condiciones de uso
  • condiciones de usoterms under which the end user may or may not utilize the end product
Turkish kullanım şartları, kullanım koşulları
  • kullanım şartlarıterms under which the end user may or may not utilize the end product
  • kullanım koşullarıterms under which the end user may or may not utilize the end product
Vietnamese điều khoản sử dụng
  • điều khoản sử dụngterms under which the end user may or may not utilize the end product
Cite this entry
APA

terms of use. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terms%20of%20use

MLA

“terms of use.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terms%20of%20use. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terms of use,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terms%20of%20use.

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