Questions tagged [terminology]
Words used to describe or identify things, either from the user or designer's perspective.
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Button naming convention for web app buttons that open view/edit modals
Wondering if there's a sensible naming convention to follow? What do other's think? Thanks. All of these buttons appear in an EPR (Electronic Patient Record) application which is being reworked. ...
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Naming convention for monolith menu: brand names vs. obvious names
We are migrating a collection of modules which were independent desktop executables into one monolith, and a matter related to naming menus just popped. The desktop execs had each one its brand name, ...
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Numbering steps in a way that allows additional steps to be added in the middle later
I'm working on a process map (used by my internal team and our client) where I'm numbering steps that will correspond to rows in a table showing more detail on each of the steps. Another purpose of ...
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Is there an agreed definition of "Friction" in the UX/HCI/System Design field?
My understanding is that within the fields of UX, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and system design in general, friction refers to anything that makes a users task more difficult, complicated or less ...
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What's the difference between night mode and dark mode, if any?
I wonder the following: What's the difference between night mode and dark mode, if any?
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What is a Conversational Designer and what does she/he deliver?
What is a conversational designer? Does she design the interface for the chatbots or also takes care of the UX writing for the system generated content?
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Is malicious design the next level up from deceptive design?
There has been some slight changes to the terminology used in describing some of the unethical practices by companies that impact on the user experience, often to the detriment of the consumer or end-...
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How is it called the border around the previously-selected element in a list?
On several interfaces showing collections of selectable elements, there is a special display for "last previously selected element", as illustrated in these screenshots: I also noticed it on ...
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Name for design considerations when elements appear, disappear or move
I recently tried to hang up a Teams call but the other person in the call was quicker, and instead of hanging up, I clicked on the window behind it. There are also similar interactions with dialogues ...
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Property and components naming
What is the best way to organize work on naming components and properties in a design team? Please advise the naming systems you use. Maybe there will be some useful articles on this topic?
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What's the name of the concept of saving Single Page Application UI state to URL?
I believe that SPA should save it's UI state to the URL - be it page navigation, search input or setting of filters. So that when I copy the URL and share it with someone else that person will see ...
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Dropdown UI Element Names
I'm building a new dropdown, and I want to make the parts modular for ease of customization but having a hard time with names. A popover wraps everything. Inside that popover is a that is the trigger....
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What's questionnaire-based UI called?
Usually seen in self-service chat windows, the user selects the problem area, and it responds with more detailed categories to pin-point the problem, taking the user through a workflow of diagnostics ...
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Best nomenclature for "pinning" and "favoriting"?
I have a panel that users will use to sort through list items. I want it to include two functions and was wondering what to name these so they make the most sense. One function will be to "pin&...
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Singular vs plural forms for entities in CMS website
Let's say I have a (frontend) website where users can register and post, just like StackExchange, which makes use of a REST API to fetch the data. So the website is located at https://www.example.com ...
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