usability
- noun
- /juːzəˈbɪlɪti/
- Her feedback focused on the usability of the website, emphasizing how easy it was to find information.
- usability testing
- usability test
- website usability
But he then says the true usability comes from the Tephoria app.
- But he then says the true usability comes from the Tephoria app.
- But many a high performance notebook around here has been brought to its knees by our usability tests.
- This car combines all the great things about Porsche, which is great build quality, great engineering, subtle styling, usability.
- I believe that as developers, we all have the practice of stepping outside of ourselves whenever we test a game for usability.
- Should you change something, we'll then Philip will be giving the usability lecture and after that we'll take a break.
- And then the usability of it is some, you know, quality of design, quality of tools, availability.
- This car is good for It's almost just like daily usability without any sort of BS at all.
Examples
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Without data and input from actual users, however, the overall usability of US library websites remains unknown.
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The study presented here investigated the accessibility and usability of MySchoolDayOnline for students with visual impairments.
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This phone's overall usability is wonderful.
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The number of subjects necessary to identify the usability problems is a topic of great importance.
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Multiple factors, including cost, usability, and performance, contribute to the lack of adoption of these devices.
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Nearly 60 percent of users focused on functionality and usability issues.
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Through this research, we learned that a room's furnishings could make or break the usability of the space.
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According to Lazar, usability is much more important for websites because they are different than traditional information systems.
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For many, accessible content (in this example, web accessible content) and information imply usability for all learners.
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Solomon conducted a survey of public library websites in Ohio, using a checklist of 61 usability guidelines, features, and content.
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Synonyms
The state of being easy or useful for people
How easy it is for people to reach or use something
How well a system or device works as it should
How well something works while people use it
A measure of how well something works for people
The quality that makes something helpful and easy to work with
How easy something is to understand or use without help
How easy a material is to shape or use
The ability to be useful and help people or do a job
Antonyms
How Usable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Usability comes from the simple word use ('to do something with') plus the ending -able ('can be done'), so it literally means 'can be used'. That's why usability describes how easy and effective something is to use.