readability

[ ree-duh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌri dəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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Also read·a·ble·ness. the state or quality of being readable.

Typography. the property of type that affects the ease with which printed matter can be read for a sustained period.Compare legibility (def. 2).

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First recorded in 1835–45; readable + -ity

While it can help day to day campaign management, it comes at the price of readability and control over your campaigns.
Google Ads new features: Five tips for your Google Ads campaigns|Martin Romerio|February 3, 2021|Search Engine Watch
Don’t forget to use the right font to improve readability and increase conversions.
Eight simple steps to write epic product descriptions that boost conversions|Ricky Hayes|January 29, 2021|Search Engine Watch
Google doesn’t seem to use readability as a direct ranking factor but a readability score may help them determine a certain audience type you are using.
How to analyze on-page copy quality|Ann Smarty|January 7, 2021|Search Engine Watch
While it can help day-to-day campaign management, it comes at the price of readability and control over your campaigns.
2021 resolutions: 5 tips for your Google Ads campaigns|Sponsored Content: SEISO|January 5, 2021|Search Engine Land

The pandemic made the need for live captioning far more urgent, and startups like Ava, along with bigger platforms like Zoom and Microsoft, incorporated live video captioning that was often editable to improve readability.
2020 has sucked—but there are some small silver linings|Tanya Basu|December 25, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The interview has been lightly edited to enhance readability.
Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the Present|Megan McArdle|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The images have been retouched to clean up the diagrams and to improve readability of lettering where possible.
Discourse on Floating Bodies|Galileo Galilei
The following, details apparent printer's errors as well as changes or additions to aid readability of text.
Discourse on Floating Bodies|Galileo Galilei
The background pattern is taken from the original book, but has been lightened for readability.
The Mouse's Wedding|Unknown
Footnote citations in the original have been converted to parenthetical form to improve readability.
Absurdities of Immaterialism|Orson Pratt
The readability of a story should depend, one would say, on its intrinsic merit rather than on the site of its adventures.
Castle Richmond|Anthony Trollope