Glossary

Popular Glossary Terms

• domain name

  a name interpreted by internet software to determine which computer…

• consistency inspection

  a quality control technique for evaluating and improving a user inte…

• rollovers

  actions that occur as a user moves a pointer over objects, such as the h…

• biometrics

  the detection and use of unique identifying physical characteristi…

• Thurstone scale

  a way of measuring people’s attitudes along a single dimensio…

• self-report

  any method of gathering usability data through having the user repor…

• comp

  (graphic design) a rapidly-drawn but high-quality sketch intended…

• man page

  a help system provided on Unix and Linux systems. A user types “…