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title: "usability evaluation"
description: "A process through which information about the usability of a system is gathered in order to improve the system (known as formative evaluation) or to assess the merit or worth of a system (known as summative evaluation)."
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# usability evaluation

A process through which information about the usability of a system is gathered in order to improve the system (known as formative evaluation) or to assess the merit or worth of a system (known as summative evaluation).

## Present in syllabi


- Foundation Extension - Usability 2018
- Advanced Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/benutzerzentrierte-evaluierung/) — benutzerzentrierte Evaluierung
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/valutazione-di-usabilita/) — valutazione  di usabilità
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E6%80%A7%E8%A9%95%E4%BE%A1-usability-evaluation/) — 使用性評価（usability evaluation）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/avaliacao-acumulativa/) — avaliação acumulativa
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/avaliacao-de-usabilidade/) — avaliação de usabilidade
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/avaliacao-formal/) — avaliação formal
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/ocena-uzytecznosci/) — ocena użyteczności
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/avaliacao-de-usabilidade/) — avaliação de usabilidade
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/hodnoceni-pouzitelnosti/) — hodnocení použitelnosti

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