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'''End User Computing''' (EUC) is a group of approaches to computing that aim at better integrating [[End-user_%28computer_science%29|end users]] into the computing environment or at improving the potential for high-end computing to perform in a trustworthy manner in problem solving of the highest order. The '''EUC Ranges''' section describes two types of approaches that are at different ends of a spectrum.

A simple example of these two extremes can use the [[SQL]] context. The first approach would have canned queries and reports that for the most part would be invoked with buttons and/or simple commands. In the case of the first, a computing group would keep these canned routines up to date through the normal development/maintenance methods. For the latter approach, [[SQL]] administration would allow for end-user definition of queries though these may be constrained in order to reduce the likelihood of run-away conditions that would have negative influence on other users. We see this already in some [[business intelligence]] methods whcihwhich build [[SQL]] on the fly. There may be rules that again dampen effects, however the open-ended environment expects, and accomodates, the long run times (basically, these are unknown [[apriori]]).

Between these two extremes view of '''EUC''' there are many combinations. Some of the factors contributing to the need for further EUC research are [[knowledge]] processing, pervasive computing, interactive [[visualization]] (see [[Duck_test|Duck test]]) and [[analysis]] coupling schemes, and the like.