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discoverability

discoverability

1 5.5
The ease of finding something on a website or app
  • noun
  • /dɪsˌkʌvərəˈbɪləti/
  • Texting
translation icon : descubribilidad
  • Such work reflects the public libraries' broader efforts to align and package their resources to the Common Core and improve their discoverability for classroom use.
  • improve discoverability
  • expand discoverability
  • increase discoverability

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Examples

  • The real key is discoverability.

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  • Think about how you can improve their discoverability via contextual cues.

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  • In the end, I think that community discoverability is the biggest problem.

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  • I think both methods are issues of discoverability.

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  • Given this information, what are authors to do to increase discoverability for their works?

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  • So while creation and distribution have become much simpler, the challenging part now is discoverability.

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  • The main objection to the HUD is discoverability.

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  • Installing a visualization platform that will provide for the discoverability of faculty research output is our priority.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Staff subsequently loaded the records into WorldCat to improve discoverability for scholars.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The website's user-friendly design greatly enhances the discoverability of its resources.

Synonyms

findability
vsdiscoverability
  • Texting
1 5.4

The ease of locating information or items online

is broader, including not only locating but also easy access to content
browsability
vsdiscoverability
  • Jargon
4.9

How easy it is to look through and find things online

is about being straightforward to find and access rather than mere exploration

Antonyms

33 7.4

A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed

How Discoverable

prominence
40 5.6
visibility
54 2.8
discoverability
  • Texting
1 5.5
obscurity
33 7.4
hiddenness
1 7.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

discoverability = discoverable (semi-transparent) = discover + able + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'discoverable', meaning the quality or state of being discoverable.

Etymology

Discoverability comes from discover, which originally meant to 'take off a cover' because of the parts dis- and cover, so it was about finding or showing something hidden. So discoverability means how easy it is to find or see something, especially on a website or in an app.