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Babysitter test

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000363

A method for evaluating the user-friendliness and clarity of a product or system's instructions. The test involves observing if a person unfamiliar with the product, like a babysitter, can operate it correctly using only the provided documentation. This assessment identifies areas where instructions are unclear or incomplete.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000363
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
ReferencesUsability evaluation of household appliances (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
TranslationsGerman: Babysitter-Test; Spanish: prueba de facilidad de uso; French: test de la baby-sitter
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000363",
  "term": "Babysitter test",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A method for evaluating the user-friendliness and clarity of a product or system's instructions. The test involves observing if a person unfamiliar with the product, like a babysitter, can operate it correctly using only the provided documentation. This assessment identifies areas where instructions are unclear or incomplete.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "references": [
    "Usability evaluation of household appliances (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Babysitter-Test",
    "es": "prueba de facilidad de uso",
    "fr": "test de la baby-sitter"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/babysitter-test/"
}

Record 391 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.