Power user

In information and communication technology, power users are users who have special knowledge and skills compared to average users and / or who use the systems particularly heavily.

Internet service providers refer to people as power users who generate an above-average volume of data traffic ( data volume per billing period) via their Internet access . This can lead to providers limiting the data transmission rate , especially for mobile use .

See also

• Dumbest possible user
• Key user
• List of abbreviations (network jargon)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Darwin Reid Payne: Computer Scenographics : p. 126.
2. ↑ Lars Gurow: The unloved phantom: The DSL power user. Netzwelt , June 18, 2005, accessed December 5, 2013 . 
3. ↑ Background: Flat rate dying and the power users. Heise News , September 4, 2000, accessed December 5, 2013 .