Glossary

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• internet appliance

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

• cursor

  an indicator that marks the location of the text insertion point, usu…

• diary study

  a study that asks people to keep a diary, or journal, of their interact…

• user simulation

  using a program to behave like a user in order to automatically test an…

• IDE

  integrated development environment; a software development tool t…

• awareness

  the sense of what other people are doing, even when you’re not c…

• starfield display

  a refinement of a scatter diagram used in information visualization…

• face-to-face

  or FTF; people interacting with each other in the same place, as oppos…