---
title: "context of use"
description: "Users, tasks, equipment (hardware, software and materials), and the physical and social environments in which a software product is used."
type: term
term_id: 699
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/context-of-use"
slug: "context-of-use"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/context-of-use/"
---

# context of use

Users, tasks, equipment (hardware, software and materials), and the physical and social environments in which a software product is used.

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Foundation Extension - Usability 2018
- Foundation Extension - Acceptance Testing 2019
- Advanced Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/nutzungskontext/) — Nutzungskontext
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/contesto-di-utilizzo/) — contesto di utilizzo
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-context-of-use/) — 使用コンテキスト（context of use）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/contexto-de-uso/) — contexto de uso
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/kontekst-uzycia/) — kontekst użycia
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/contexto-de-utilizacao/) — contexto de utilização
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/kontext-uziti/) — kontext užití
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/gebruikscontext/) — gebruikscontext

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