usability
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Usability smoothed over the frustrations of a world full of friction.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Usability is a technical term for “ease of use” or “user-friendliness” and measures the extent to which users can achieve their goals effectively, efficiently, and with satisfaction.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2018
Usability has to account for the users' context.
From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2018
The same gestalt is also approached in Steve Krug’s excellent web ui book, Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition.We take an agile approach.
From Forbes • Jan. 9, 2013
Usability is a quality attribute that assesses how easy a user interface is to use.
From Inc • Apr. 1, 2011
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