user friendlinessn.
/ˌjuːzə ˈfrɛn(d)lɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈˌjuzər ˈfrɛn(d)linᵻs/ Originally and chiefly Computing.
Of hardware or software: the quality or condition of being easy to use or understand, esp. by an inexperienced user. Also in extended use: accessible, manageable.
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user friendliness1971
friendliness1978
1971 New Scientist 16 Dec. 172/2 Most important..will be to make sure that the eventual system features 'user friendliness'. It must be easy for ecologists to talk to the computer, understand the information that comes out, and twist data to suit new needs.
1979 Information Syst. 4 77/2 The provision of a very high level, non-procedural data sub-language..has its advantages in terms of user friendliness.
1996 Cycle Touring & Campaigning Apr. 59/2 What sort of message are young people getting about the user-friendliness of public transport?
2003 M. Kraak & F. Ormeling Cartography (ed. 2) viii. 146/1 If users agree upon one issue, it is the lack of user friendliness of GIS-related software.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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