---
title: "understandability"
description: " The capability of the software product to enable the user to understand whether the software is suitable, and how it can be used for particular tasks and conditions of use. "
type: term
term_id: 153
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/understandability"
slug: "understandability"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/understandability/"
---

# understandability

 The capability of the software product to enable the user to understand whether the software is suitable, and how it can be used for particular tasks and conditions of use. 

## Synonyms

understandability

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2012
- Advanced Test Manager 2012
- Foundation Extension - Agile Tester 2014
- Foundation Extension - Model-Based Testing 2015
- Advanced Security Tester 2016
- Foundation 2018
- Foundation Extension - Performance Testing 2018

## Translations


- [English](https://istqb-glossary.page/appropriateness-recognizability/) — appropriateness recognizability
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/erkennbare-angemessenheit/) — erkennbare Angemessenheit
- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/verstandlichkeit/) — Verständlichkeit
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/entendibilidade/) — entendibilidade
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/reconhecibilidade-de-adequacao/) — reconhecibilidade de adequação
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/stosownosc/) — stosowność
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/zrozumia%C5%82osc/) — zrozumiałość
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/reconhecimento-de-adequabilidade/) — reconhecimento de adequabilidade
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/rozpoznatelnost-vhodnosti/) — rozpoznatelnost vhodnosti
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/forstaelighed/) — forståelighed
- [Dansk](https://istqb-glossary.page/dk/passende-genkendelighed/) — passende genkendelighed
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/begrijpbaarheid/) — begrijpbaarheid
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/begrijpelijkheid/) — begrijpelijkheid
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/herkenbaarheid/) — herkenbaarheid
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/forstaelighet/) — forståelighet
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/gjenkjennelighet-for-egnethet/) — gjenkjennelighet for egnethet

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