trait of a computer program or instrument with a wide scope which testifies that using and learning how to use it is easy and comfortable even to one who has never used it before
Any software or hardware that allows for easy operation by a user Operating systems using graphical user interface features such as menus, buttons, onscreen clickable items, and a mouse all contribute to the degree of userfriendliness of home computers
If you describe something such as a machine or system as user-friendly, you mean that it is well designed and easy to use. This an entirely computer operated system which is very user friendly. user-friendly libraries. easy to use, understand, or operate
adj Programmer-hostile Generally used by hackers in a critical tone, to describe systems that hold the user's hand so obsessively that they make it painful for the more experienced and knowledgeable to get any work done See {menuitis}, {drool-proof paper}, {Macintrash}, {user-obsequious}
Of or pertaining to any feature, device, or concept that makes perfect sense to a programmer An example of user-friendly is Help: The feature that assists in generating more questions When the Help feature is used correctly, users are able to navigate through a series of Help screens and end up where they started from without learning anything
A popular "buzzword" in computing Synonym: Intuitive It means directly comprehended For many users, a method of pointing at icons and clicking is more "user-friendly" than entering many keystrokes to select menu-items, like commands Intuitive programs are more quickly grasped by the "computer-naive" (another buzzword)