What does usability mean?
Definitions for usability
us·abil·i·ty
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word usability.
Princeton's WordNet
serviceability, serviceableness, usableness, useableness, usabilitynoun
the quality of being able to provide good service
Wiktionary
usabilitynoun
The state or condition of being usable.
usabilitynoun
The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.
Wikipedia
Usability
Usability can be described as the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience. In software engineering, usability is the degree to which a software can be used by specified consumers to achieve quantified objectives with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a quantified context of use.The object of use can be a software application, website, book, tool, machine, process, vehicle, or anything a human interacts with. A usability study may be conducted as a primary job function by a usability analyst or as a secondary job function by designers, technical writers, marketing personnel, and others. It is widely used in consumer electronics, communication, and knowledge transfer objects (such as a cookbook, a document or online help) and mechanical objects such as a door handle or a hammer. Usability includes methods of measuring usability, such as needs analysis and the study of the principles behind an object's perceived efficiency or elegance. In human-computer interaction and computer science, usability studies the elegance and clarity with which the interaction with a computer program or a web site (web usability) is designed. Usability considers user satisfaction and utility as quality components, and aims to improve user experience through iterative design.
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usability
Usability refers to the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object or system. It involves how efficiently, effectively, and satisfactorily a user can interact with a product or system to achieve specific goals. Factors determining usability can include user interface design, user friendliness, intuitiveness, and accessibility.
Wikidata
Usability
Usability is the ease of use and learnability of a human-made object. The object of use can be a software application, website, book, tool, machine, process, or anything a human interacts with. A usability study may be conducted as a primary job function by a usability analyst or as a secondary job function by designers, technical writers, marketing personnel, and others. It is widely used in consumer electronics, communication, and knowledge transfer objects and mechanical objects such as a door handle or a hammer. Usability includes methods of measuring usability, such as needs analysis and the study of the principles behind an object's perceived efficiency or elegance. In human-computer interaction and computer science, usability studies the elegance and clarity with which the interaction with a computer program or a web site is designed. Usability differs from user satisfaction and user experience because usability also considers usefulness.
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The numerical value of usability in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
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The numerical value of usability in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of usability in a Sentence
Dropped phones can result in broken phones, but as we developed better glasses, phones survived more drops but also showed more visible scratches, which can impact the usability of devices.
Usability is like oxygen -- you never notice it until it is missing...
It's not to say that there aren't others down the pike that may have the same kind of problems, because we innovate our chemical structures and that may help get past the US Food and Drug Administration regulatory loophole and get usability for food contact.
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- سهولة الاستخدامArabic
- usabilitàItalian
- 유용성Korean
- usabilidadePortuguese
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