usability

English

Alternative forms

• useability

Etymology

usable +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjuːzəˈbɪlɪti/

Noun

usability (countable and uncountable, plural usabilities)

1. The state or condition of being usable.
2. The degree to which an object, device, software application, etc. is easy to use with no specific training.

Derived terms

• reusability

Related terms

• usable

Translations

degree to which an object or device is easy to use

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 可用性 (ho² jung⁶ sing³)

  Mandarin: 可用性 (kěyòngxìng)

• Finnish: käytettävyys (fi)
• French: convivialité (fr) f
• German: Benutzerfreundlichkeit f, Benutzbarkeit (de) f, Nutzbarkeit f, Brauchbarkeit (de) f
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• Malay: kebolehgunaan
• Portuguese: usabilidade f
• Romanian: utilizabilitate f, folosibilitate f
• Russian: удо́бство испо́льзования n (udóbstvo ispólʹzovanija)
• Spanish: usabilidad (es) f

easiness of use in computing

• Czech: použitelnost f
• Dutch: bruikbaarheid (nl)
• Finnish: käytettävyys (fi)
• French: ergonomie (fr) f
• German: Benutzerfreundlichkeit f
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• Malay: kebolehgunaan
• Portuguese: usabilidade f
• Spanish: usabilidad (es) f
• Swedish: användbarhet (sv) c, användarvänlighet (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• German: ^{(please verify)} Gebrauchstauglichkeit f
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See also

• usability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• suability