User-friendly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: User-friendly is an adjective meaning (chiefly computing) Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.
Meaning
(chiefly computing) Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use, with intuitive ordering of steps, consistent and logical placement of controls, etc.
Example Sentences
In the past few years, product engineers have infused the basic telephone with lots of high-tech, razzle-dazzle, and user friendly innovations such as speed dialing, automatic redial, speakerphones, cordless phones, hold buttons, and dialing memories.
Word Forms
- user-friendlier
- user-friendliest
- userfriendly
Synonyms for user-friendly
Depending on context, synonyms include ergonomic.
Antonyms for user-friendly
Common opposites include procrustean, user-hostile, user-unfriendly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include concise, user, descriptive, readable, userfriendly, discoverable.
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