Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• mode error

  a type of slip where a user performs an action appropriate to one situa…

• individualization

  modifying a system to suit the needs and preferences of a single indiv…

• internet appliance

  a device designed to simplify use of the internet and simplify setup c…

• website

  a collection of web documents that appear in a common framework to the…

• ubiquitous computing

  computers everywhere: the idea that computers are getting smaller a…

• observation room

  during usability testing, the observation room is a separate room fr…

• window manager

  the portion of an operating system that gives the programmer an inter…

• eye contact

  in conversations, people are aware of when people are looking into th…