UX Glossary

  • Cognitive Walkthrough

    Cognitive Walkthrough

    The cognitive walkthrough is a usability inspection method that focuses on evaluating a design for ease of learning, particularly by exploration.

  • Content Audit

    Content Audit

    A content audit is a qualitative evaluation of content against a set of defined criteria that measures content against business and user goals.

  • Context of Use

    Context of Use

    Context of use for a product consists of 1. user goals 2. user tasks 3. equipment 4. environmental characteristics.

  • Ergonomics

    Ergonomics

    Ergonomics (or Human Factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system.

  • Human Factors

    Human Factors

    The terms human factors and ergonomics are closely associated with engineering psychology, the study of human performance in the operation of systems.

  • Ontology

    Ontology

    An ontology is an explicit specification of a conceptualization. The term is borrowed from philosophy, where an ontology is a systematic account of existence.

  • Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ)

    Post-Study System Usability Questionnaire (PSSUQ)

    Developed by IBM, the PSSUQ consists of 19 items aimed to address the five system usability characteristics.

  • User Experience (UX)

    User Experience (UX)

    The ISO definition for User Experience is a person’s perceptions and responses that result from the use or anticipated use of a product, system or service.