Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
49 results found in User Experience.
- User Engagement Scale (UES, UES-SF)
- A validated self-report questionnaire for measuring user engagement with digital systems across dimensions including focused attention, perceived usability, aesthetic appeal, and reward. Developed by …
- User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ, UEQ-S, Short UEQ)
- A standardised self-report instrument, developed by Schrepp and colleagues, that captures a user's subjective impression of a product across dimensions such as attractiveness, efficiency, perspicuity,…
- User Study (Usability Study, User Evaluation)
- A research method in which participants interact with a system, tool, or interface while researchers observe, measure, and collect feedback on the user experience. User studies in accessibility resear…
- Verified Answer Marker (verified solution marker, accepted answer marker)
- A visible indicator on a forum or Q&A platform signalling that a particular reply has been confirmed as correct or useful — for example, Stack Overflow's green tick, Apple Discussion Forums' top-ranke…
- Web Aesthetics (Visual Aesthetics, Website Aesthetics)
- The study and application of visual appeal in web design, encompassing how users perceive and respond to the visual qualities of websites. Research has identified two main dimensions of web aesthetics…
- Web Interaction Environment (WIE)
- A modelling concept defined as a particular audience group's set of intrinsic characteristics upon which tailored evaluation procedures can be applied to a website. Introduced by Lopes and Carrico (20…
- Web Page Preview (Page Preview, Link Target Preview)
- A summary or representation of a web page's content provided to users before they navigate to that page, allowing them to assess its relevance without committing to a full visit. For sighted users, vi…
- White Glove Service
- A hospitality concept denoting personalized, detail-oriented service characterized by five qualities: anticipatory assistance (acting before being asked), discretion and privacy, attention to detail, …
- Wireframe (Wireframing, UI Mockup, Page Schematic)
- A visual guide representing the skeletal framework of a website or application, showing page layout, content placement, and navigation structure before detailed design begins. Wireframes are fundament…