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Affordance
Visual indication of how an element can be interacted with.
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Component
Reusable UI building block.
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Context
Information about the current user, object, task or application state.
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Control
Interactive UI element allowing the user to perform an action or change a value.
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Discoverability
How easily users can discover functionality.
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Element
Individual UI object or HTML element.
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Feedback
System response indicating what happened or what is happening.
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Information Architecture
Organisation of content, navigation and functionality.
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Interaction
User action and resulting system response.
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Microinteraction
Small interaction providing feedback or accomplishing a focused task.
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Page
A complete web application route/view.
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Pattern
Reusable solution to a recurring interaction or layout problem.
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Primitive
Very low-level reusable UI building block.
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Screen
A complete application view, especially in mobile/software terminology.
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Section
Distinct logical area within a page.
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Surface
Visual layer containing content or controls.
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UI
User Interface; the visual and interactive part of an application.
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UX
User Experience; how users experience and accomplish tasks within a product.
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View
A particular representation of application information.
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Visual Hierarchy
Arrangement of visual emphasis that communicates importance.