Questions tagged [terminology]
Words used to describe or identify things, either from the user or designer's perspective.
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Term for helpful information in a form
I'm writing up a proposal and got stumped on the description for this element:
The informative text (in pink) underneath a field is there to provide a reason for the required data, therefore ...
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What do you call QA testing on UI?
I need to test on what I usually call UI design consistency: namely, the relation between a design and its implementation, considering only the visual aspects, leaving out any other consideration. One ...
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"Visual clues" vs "Visual cues"?
I stumbled upon UX mentioning "Visual clue" (with "l") . I always thought it was "Visual cue" (without "l").
This question and other definitions on the web distinct clue and cue.
Googling both term ...
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Is there a UX term for a "happy state"?
A "happy state" is a bit like an empty state but occurs when the user successfully completes a task or likewise.
Is there a coined term for this kind of screen?
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Examples of UX vs Ergonomy in web / mobile
I'm trying to define UX vs. ergonomics so I'm searching the web for good examples to illustrate both of them.
Have you have any pictures or examples of mobile app or websites that could be considered ...
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What is meant by "page-level"?
My primary interest is understanding it in the context of information architecture, e.g.:
... you should group and structure information at the page level and
enforce rigorous user testing.
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Best Practice for product titles with dimensions
I am having a debate with someone about the best way to name products on an eCommerce site that has several different dimensions. For example:
Epic 13 (33" x 50" x 78") Shower Stall with Center Drain
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What is the name of this scroller component?
I have these arrows that when clicked scroll n cards to the side.
I would like to find a React component that does that, but I don't know how is it called.
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Is there a pattern name for allowing users to add fields?
When a user is allowed to add/remove additional fields (or field groups) within a form, what is this interface paradigm called?
EDIT: in the example screenshots, each "row" of field(s) can be added/...
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What is the name of this control?
Can anyone suggest a name for this control?
It's designed to display nested hierarchical data, in the same manner as a TreeView control. However, unlike a tree, it can only expand one "branch" at a ...
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Name of theory for more users giving low ratings
There's a theory or study that shows evidence that users are more prone to provide reviews if the review is bad than if the review is good. Kind of a "revenge" review.
However, can't find it on ...
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Is there a term used to describe the aesthetics of visual and data design combined (e.g. infographic aesthetics)?
I have been doing infographic design as part of providing content for websites and software applications (and print materials as well), and I know a lot of people talk about the concept data/ink ratio ...
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What is the name for the technique used on Yammer, LinkedIn etc profile pages?
The technique I mean is where the profile page will say "You have completed 60% of your profile, fill in your x, y and z to get to 100%". I think this is a very powerful technique but I can't remember ...
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What is the term for the design pattern/micro-interaction where you speed up an action by holding a button?
I think most of us are familiar with the interaction of holding onto a button and watching a particular value increment or cycle through at a constant speed.
However, I think it is common practice ...
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What's the difference between the terms "affordances" and "signifiers"?
I do not understand the difference between the concepts affordances and signifiers. I am given the following definitions:
Affordances: "Relationship between properties of an object and the ...
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Do these vertically swipeable views have a standard name?
So I've noticed this type of view appearing across a variety of popular apps recently, including Music (iOS), Google Maps, and recently also Twitter:
It extends only partially from the bottom of the ...
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Multiple email input
In Live Mail, and I believe Google Mail too, you can specify multiple recipients within the same input box and separate them with either a tab, a space or a comma in some cases. This is also the same ...
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Is there a short/common name for form-based user interfaces?
We're all familiar with CLI and GUI but it doesn't seem to me that a UI consisting mostly of links and text fields is really a GUI. Think of something like on-line banking where any graphics are ...
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What term works best for unset start/end dates in a range?
I'm rendering information about the date range (or period) that a report was generated from. E.g. from July 1st to August 31, 2018.
Report Period: 2018-07-01 - 2018-08-31
However either the start ...
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Nomenclature for all parts of a progressbar
I'm looking to get a name for all off the different parts of a progressbar.
e.g.
Loading [ =====> ] 1/20 (5%) done
I want to know what name can be given to the following parts:
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Q: What's the name of this type of keyboard filter interaction?
I want to know a name for the type of keyboard filtering where a each time a user enters a character, the rest of the keyboard disables all characters which aren't relevant anymore because no word can ...
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Layman's term and description for 2-Step Verification process
Many of us are probably used to seeing or hearing the term 'Two factor authentication' or '2 Step Verification' process by now, although we are probably more familiar with the interaction involved (i....
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How to display thumbnails for designs
I wanted to create thumbnails of websites or layouts I created e.g when showcasing a portfolio.
what are tools or technique to showcase your website or design in a thumbnail? What is that technique ...
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How to name different data display types?
I'm working on this specific system where we're allowing users to save search data for future re-use based on 3 criteria:
Save based on searched term (eg, if I searched for "Foo", the user will save "...
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What's the difference between "research" and "discovery"?
Two pillars of user experience legwork -- research and discovery*. But what's the difference between them, really?
In practice, I've heard the terms used nearly interchangeably, and sometimes it ...
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Word choice for a health-monitoring app: patients, clients, dependents, other? [closed]
I'm designing the UX for a healthcare app, to help carers remotely monitor elderly patients.
The word currently being used (in the prototype) to describe the elderly is "dependents" but it has ...
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Token-based interactive system meaning [closed]
Recently I enrolled to HCI course, and there was mentioned that WIMP (windows, icons, menus, pointer) is a token-based interactive system. Does anyone knows what does token-based mean in WIMP system, ...
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What is stepper? Is it wizard?
I have a doubt what is stepper? There is confusion in term i.e being used or explained in iOS and Google Material design.
Which is the right meaning of stepper? Is iOS or material design right or ...
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Is there a concise term for "the path the user followed through the application"?
It feels like I have heard such a term, but I can't put my finger on it.
I don't mean it in the context of requirements elicitation, where we consider different "scenarios" which can include screen ...
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What are the differences between “Remember me” and "Stay signed in" functionality?
For my understanding:
"Remember me"
We store password and username without login.
User clicks the login button and is logged in.
"Stay Signed in"
We store password and username with login.
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What do you call the screens/pages/interfaces within software?
Websites have pages. Does software? I'm mainly thinking of smartphone apps.
'Interface's is probably technically correct, but 'interface' could equally refer to sub-menu that appear within a given '...
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What do you call websites that scroll sideways AND vertically?
I need to research sites with similar functionality to this one: https://weima.com/en/ but I can only find side scrollers or vertical ones - not both together - please could someone suggest a search ...
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A better name for "Content" in Global Navigation
I'm working on a client's website and I want to categorize Articles, Videos, and Past Newsletters under a classification in the global navigation to save space. I'm between the words "content" and "...
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Semantic names for shift-click and ctrl(or cmd)-click?
I'm implementing something that uses shift-click and ctrl-click (cmd on the Mac) in the normal way. Shift-click lets you select a range of elements and ctrl-click lets you toggle the selection of ...
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Name of action of "navigating" a list
Let's say you are navigating a list, grid or dropdown with the keyboard arrows. Pressing the arrows changes the temporarily "selected" item, and pressing enter selects it (a bit like the element on a ...
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What's the common name for this GUI element? (left-right box, assignmentbox, relationbox)
You often see the following element to assign objects of a certain type to another object.
We call it relationbox, but I can't find anything at all about relationboxes on the internet...
It's such a ...
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What is the proper name for "catastrophe style" blocks of content?
We're building a layout for a big newspaper with lots of customizable content blocks for different needs. One of the requests is what they call "Catastrophe Block": a special block that will show up ...
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Name for combo box with substring filter?
What do you call a combobox in which what you write in the combobox filters a (long) list that can be accessed as a dropdown menu.
Here we filter with the strings igh, s, and not old; so any line ...
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Synonym/Alternative for "Access Revoked"
We have a web app where an admin can invite and revoke access for users. After which, the user cannot log in, but history/activity from them will still be shown. So we're not removing the user ...
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What is the view used in Age of Empires(Game) called?
The general interface of the game where we can view everything happening, zoom in and out, and interact with the objects.
It includes sidebars for some more information to provide about the object ...
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Word used to describe first page of app
What's the term used to describe the "landing page" of a mobile app, i.e. when a user first opens the app? I know a "home page" would do for the user, but I'm looking for the technical term when ...
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Correct name of transparent instructional overlays / coach marks for announcing new features or first time use?
I find always more often when using a mobile app for the first time, these kind of instructional overlays or coach marks which illustrate to the user the basic gestures and menus of an application.
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Explaining complex terms
I'm working on a financial services project, which includes a questionnaire. Some of the terms used in this questionnaire are financial and won't make sense to some users , but in order to explain ...
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What is the terminology for "floating links"?
Quite often I come across this type of an answer:
The answer is in this mechanism. [2 lines of mechanism] Your mistake was [2 lines]
https://link.to.com/a_research_paper
Also note that another ...
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Do we “exit”, “quit” or "close" an application?
Do we “exit” an application, do we “quit” an application, do we “close” an application?
This is in relation to a desktop app. What is the most meaningful term to use?
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UX Newbie. What would be a good, quick way to test and prove my UX assumptions? [closed]
Last time I tried to redesign my college's class enrollment system. The problem is not everyone have access to that system, so it was hard for me to ask advice on internet. Also I didn't how to do ...
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Should I avoid using "abort" in favor of its synonyms?
I've heard that the term "abort" could have a negative meaning in some contexts (i.e. due to abortion-related issues), and for that reason it was avoided in some interfaces of the 80's/90's, probably ...
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What's the best way to name something that "belongs" to the user?
I am working on a web app and there's this section where the user can add devices (desktop, tablet, phone) that they are using to play games along with some technical specifications - it's a game-...
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What is the top navigation called when it is common to a network or suite of websites?
What is the top navigation bar called when it is common to a suite or network of sites with a common login, as in StackExchange, 37 Signals (Basecamp, Backpack, etc.), or Google Apps for Your Domain?
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What are some analogs for "My Account"?
I'm working on a web application and I'm looking to name the area of the site that has the following:
Manager Profile (preferences for the current user who is a manager. Like avatar, name, email, etc)...
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