Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• information scent

  or information residue; cues (“scent”) used in an info…

• procurement decisionmaker

  the person responsible for selecting software to be used in an organi…

• WYSIWYG

  (WHI-ZEE-WIG) what you see is what you get. A term used for direct-man…

• confirmation slip

  a dialog box for confirming or canceling an action (NewtonOS term).

• obviousness

  a principle that user interfaces should be clear and straightforwar…

• feedback

  a reaction to a behavior that has the potential to influence the origi…

• system administration

  supporting a user community by maintaining their computer environm…

• pie menu

  a circular menu of options radiating out from where the user clicks. E…