UX

What is the opposite of UX? Here is what we hold, with its meaning and related words.

Noun — The overall experience a person has when using a product, website or app, including how easy it is to understand, how quickly it lets them finish what they came to do, and how it makes them feel.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun technical

The overall experience a person has when using a product, website or app, including how easy it is to understand, how quickly it lets them finish what they came to do, and how it makes them feel.

“The checkout works, but the UX is confusing — nobody can find the delivery options.”

user experience usability interaction design product design

2. noun technical

The professional discipline concerned with researching how people use a product and designing it so that it suits them.

“He works in UX at a bank, mostly running interviews with customers.”

user experience design UX design human-centred design

How to use UX

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

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Standard in the software and design industries; the full form user experience is more common in writing for a general audience.

Etymology

An initialism of user experience.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between UX and UI?

UI is the part you look at and touch — the buttons, menus, colours and text on screen. UX is the whole experience of using the product, including whether it solved your problem and how much effort it took. A screen can have an attractive UI and still deliver a poor UX.

Is UX only about websites and apps?

No. The term comes from software, but it is applied to anything a person interacts with, including ticket machines, kitchen appliances and physical services such as a hotel check-in.

Does UX involve any coding?

Not necessarily. UX work commonly involves interviews, testing with real users, mapping journeys and drawing interface designs. Some UX practitioners also write code, but it is not part of the definition.

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