What is Usability? - Deepstash

What is Usability?

Usability is “the extent to which a product helps users achieve goals in a specific use case with effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction.”

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Oftentimes, usability is mistaken with user experience, but in reality, it is just a part of it. 

Usability, on its own, is also not only ease of use, but rather a sum of multiple aspects: 

  • effectiveness - the ability to complete a task
  • efficiency - effectiveness + speed

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