Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• domain knowledge

  or “subject matter expertise”; knowledge about a spec…

• technology push

  technology development that is driven by ideas or capabilities crea…

• control selectivity

  the degree to which a control can be manipulated without accidentall…

• discount usability

  an approach to usability that seeks ways to optimize usability metho…

• convenience

  the degree to which accessing and using an interface is comfortable,…

• cognitive load

  the level of effort associated with thinking and reasoning (includi…

• lexicon

  the set of terminology used in an application, including the set of co…

• triangulation

  the use of multiple methods to provide converging evidence toward re…