using "Usage" or "Use" [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate:
“Use” vs “usage”

As a non-native speaker, I have trouble deciding whether to use 'use' or 'usage'.

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a working prototype of a wireless sensor network [...] for industrial (use|usage).

Are both versions equivalent, or is one preferred over the other?


Both, use and usage, are equally correct.


"The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a working prototype of a wireless sensor network [...] for industrial USE." sounds more appropriate.

USAGE is mostly used for quantitative figures e.g. the USAGE this month was XXX MB.