is a word or term used for identification
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Asking for “User ID” when ID is always an email
I tend to have one username that I use for most of the sites that require it (and thankfully it is almost always available). There are a number of sites where the user ID is an email (this post was ...
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Best way of calling urls on my website
I have a website where factories are stored in different categories, but now i was wondering how to call the factories in my urls.
I have an url for showing factories in a category:
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Word for a group of numbers?
I have a list of different numbers/ID's related to a company and right now I am using the title ID's to group them but I feel that this title may not be the best. Does anyone know of any better words ...
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Can I reformat personal names obtained from a single form field?
I have been reading this excellent question and its answers, about collecting names from people in forms.
The best answer (the accepted one anyway) seems to be to follow the W3C's advice on ...
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Differentiate between exact date and date period (e.g., month vs. month of year)
I'm working on a web-based reporting system that allows users to create ad-hoc charts. The user selects the data to be analyzed (e.g., sales dollars, sales volume, number of employees, etc.) in ...
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What is the technical term or common name for this widget?
What would you call the UI element that allows a user to add and remove elements from a collection as the favourite / ignored tags widget on the homepage of any stack exchange site does?
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Which is easier to use: List of people sorted by FirstName, LastName or LastName, FirstName?
If you have a list of people, is it better to order them by FirstName, LastName or LastName, FirstName?
Telephone books list by last name first:
Outlook lists by first name first:
Is one way ...
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What are we calling the 3 lines button in mobile apps?
This button is appearing in many mobile apps and has the function of displaying off-screen menus, whether from the top of the screen or the side.
When writing tutorials for example, what is a ...
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Fusing words for website name: confusing or doable?
Arguably UX starts with the domainname. Well perhaps a bit far-fetched, so please feel free to suggest what might be a bitter fit than UX.SE for this question, but here it is anyhow.
I'm looking at ...
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Name for widget with side-by-side available/selected listboxes?
Two list-boxes, side by side, one with available items, the other with selected items, with arrows in between to move items back and forth.
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Why do we have OS names like Mountain Lion, Jellybean, and Quantal Quetzal instead of numbers?
Less of a pressing question and more a "what happened here"?
At some point in the past decade (most) OS's have switched over to these codenames for their versions with names like Mountain Lion, ...
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When applications get personal
Has anyone come across research on the use of first names in applications?
We're working on an application with many questions. There's a desire to use the first name of the user, their spouse's name ...
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What should be the label/name of the button?
I have two sections in a user interface - "Top section" and "Bottom section"
"Bottom section" - is a data grid with at least 100 rows x 100 columns. I guess the requirement is that when we change a ...
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“Likes” vs “Vote Up” For Sharing Content
If content-curation comes from the users for a consumer-facing site and there's no "down-vote" option, are "likes" better or "votes" better?
Here's my thoughts:
"Like" provides a more friendly and ...
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What is a good name for non-administrator users?
Not sure if this is the proper place for this question. In my opinion, it is related to user experience, but please correct me if I'm wrong.
If you have a site/application that separate users with ...
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Choosing appropriate words for error levels
I develop an open-source, system monitoring tool, ServiceMon, and I'd really appreciate some help choosing the right words to use for a feature.
The state of the system that is being monitored is ...
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User perception on non “.com” top level domains
I am thinking of buying a .co domain as a .com is not available for my company name. While the .co is cleaner and shorter many of us have gotten used to .com.
Do users only remember the domain name ...
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Should first and last name be formatted?
When collecting first and last name from users, should the name be formatted if it will be shown to the user again?
Example: BILL is formatted to Bill
It seem almost impossible to account for all ...
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Is it better to ask for 'full name' or 'first name' and 'last name' in a registration form? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I want to make name input one field instead of first name/Last name. Wise? Worth it?
I want to know that whether full name or first name and last name is better to ask ...
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How important is the match between name and content for a domain/site name?
Does the name of a site significantly influence the expectations of visitors? Specifically for domain and sub-domains with meaning; this question is excluding trademark names (google.com, yahoo.com, ...
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Should I be concerned about naming/branding a community-drive site after its audience instead of its content topic? [closed]
Should I be concerned about naming/branding a community-drive site after its audience instead of its content topic?
The site specifics which may affect the answer are:
the site is strictly about ...
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In breadcrumbs in a CMS what should I use as the page name
In our content management system, users can create/delete/edit pages for their website. When editing a page we like to show breadcrumbs. For example someone creates an about-us page.
Should the ...
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Options, preferences, settings, configurations: What to call them in my application?
I've seen a lot of different applications use a lot of different terminology for the part of the application that lets you change the settings. But are there any advantages/conventions as to using one ...
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Should apps allow the use of non-Latin names?
When you have an application with an intended international audience, you are likely to run into issues with names. The W3C has some interesting documentation on names, but I'm not sure how good it ...
