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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allow a user to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a feature or function that grants permission or capability to a user within a system or application.
Example: "The new software update will allow a user to customize their dashboard according to their preferences."
Alternatives: "enable a user to" or "permit a user to".
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"IZUP does not allow a user to select some distractions and stop others," says the company.
Many now allow a user to snap photos, surf the Web, and send and receive e-mail; they also serve as personal digital assistants.
Glenayre and Novatel have both announced modules that allow a user to be connected with e-mail and information from the Web all the time.
The system would also allow a user to permit himself to be tracked by another AT&T phone, either temporarily or indefinitely.
The stations will allow a user to fill a smartphone in two hours, or grab a 30 percent charge in 30 minutes.
And then, out on the horizon, there was Hailo, an app from London that would allow a user to hail a yellow cab and pay yellow-cab rates.
Other apps may allow a user to remotely monitor a home's energy use or send a text message when fuel levels or tire pressure were low.
Many such services, like Skype and Vonage, allow a user to call another VoIP-enabled device anywhere in the world free of charge, or to call a standard telephone or cellphone at a deeply discounted rate.
Mensch said she and Luke Bozier, the former Labour digital adviser, launched it because they were "frustrated" with Twitter because it was so "random", failing to offer functionality that would allow a user to focus on a particular issue.
Over the last several years, industry groups have sued Web sites for distributing copyrighted material, or even for referring to programs that allow a user to copy a movie using a computer.
For example, the entertainment industries have clamoured for years to extend copyright liability to "intermediaries" — that is, to make services such as YouTube liable if they allow a user to post infringing material.
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