Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• close box

  a small box in the title bar of a window used to close the window.

• thumbnail sketch

  (graphic design) a small, rapidly-drawn sketch, used to explore vis…

• CRUD

  create-report-update-delete; a mnemonic for remembering the 4 bas…

• opaqueness

  or opacity; the property of an interface whose method of use is not at a…

• tab traversal order

  the order in which widgets on the screen accept user input as the user t…

• pilot test

  or formative test; an initial run of a study (e.g. an experiment, surv…

• trackball

  an input device consisting of a ball set into a base that can be spun to m…

• UPA

  Usability Professional’s Association, a professional orga…