glanceable
Americanadjective
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noting or relating to information on an electronic screen that can be understood quickly or at a glance.
glanceable data;
a glanceable scoreboard.
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enabling information on a screen to be quickly understood.
a glanceable design;
glanceable interfaces.
Other Word Forms
- glanceability noun
Etymology
Origin of glanceable
First recorded in 1950–55 for an earlier sense “deserving of a glance”; glance 1 + -able
Example Sentences
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“These announcements are meant to be quick and glanceable, and if you don’t interact with them, the taskbar will return to showing you the weather.”
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But while they offer glanceable information — if a door is locked or unlocked, how many lights are on, the current temp — there’s no customization option; it’s random which lock or which thermostat it shows.
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I think I understand the logic here, which is that the iPhone is a much more glanceable device, and you’re rarely going to turn on your iPad unless you plan to do something with it.
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This also adds more glanceable information about how Ecobee manages your system.
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Owning an Apple Watch makes using your iPhone better, giving you additional health tracking metrics and better access to notifications, glanceable information, and things like music control on your wrist.
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