The discipline or science of studying man-machine relationships and interactions The term covers all biomedical and psychological considerations; it includes, but is not limited to, principles and applications in the areas of human engineering, personnel selection, training, life support, job performance aids, and human performance evaluation
A multidisciplinary effort to generate and compile information about human capabilities and limitations; and apply that information to equipment, systems, facilities, procedures, jobs, environments, training, staffing, and personnel management for safe, comfortable, effective human performance
the study of variables that impact humans working with machines, particularly on external variables such as workstation or display design, or input and output devices
That field involving research into human psychological, social, physical, and biological characteristics, maintaining the information obtained from that research, and working to apply that information with respect to the design, operation or use of products or systems for optimizing human performance, health, safety, and or habitability syn ergonomics
A multi-disciplinary effort to compile and generate acknowledge about people at work and apply that knowledge to the functional relationships between people, tasks, technologies and environment in order to produce safe and efficient human performance
A body of information about human abilities, human limitations, and other human characteristics from a physical and psychological perspective that are relevant to the design, operations, and maintenance of complex systems
The field of effort and body of knowledge devoted to the adaptation and design of equipment for efficient and advantageous use by people considering physiological, psychological and training factors
Factors for product development that focus on the users of the system and their possibilities and restrictions (working environment, background, ergonomics, cognitive capabilities etc ) rather than technical concerns "User friendly" products have taken into account human factors