Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

  • alpha testing

    a stage of software development where the software is first tested fo…

  • screen refresh rate

    the frequency at which a monitor can update its display; in CRTs, the r…

  • drag

    the operation of moving a graphical object across the computer scree…

  • screen-enlargement utility

    a system for zooming in on portions of the screen to make it easier for t…

  • realtime groupware

    software used to help people to work in groups, while working togethe…

  • responsiveness

    the degree to which a user perceives a system as reacting quickly to us…

  • lockout

    an error-prevention technique that keeps somebody from doing somet…

  • page schematic

    or static wireframe; a drawing showing the basic navigation and cont…