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title: "user-based quality"
description: "A view of quality, wherein quality is the capacity to satisfy needs, wants and desires of the user(s). A product or service that does not fulfill user needs is unlikely to find any users. This is a context dependent, contingent approach to quality since different business characteristics require different qualities of a product. "
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# user-based quality

A view of quality, wherein quality is the capacity to satisfy needs, wants and desires of the user(s). A product or service that does not fulfill user needs is unlikely to find any users. This is a context dependent, contingent approach to quality since different business characteristics require different qualities of a product. 

## Present in syllabi


- Expert Improving the Test Process 2011

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/benutzerbasierte-qualitat/) — benutzerbasierte Qualität
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/qualita-base-utente/) — qualità base utente
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5%E3%83%98%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E5%93%81%E8%B3%AA-user-based-quality/) — ユーザベースド品質（user-based quality）
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/jakosc-w-oparciu-o-uzytkownika/) — jakość w oparciu o użytkownika
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/qualidade-baseada-no-utilizador/) — qualidade baseada no utilizador
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/uzivatelska-kvalita/) — uživatelská kvalita
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/anvandarbaserad-kvalitet/) — användarbaserad kvalitet
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/felhasznalo-alapu-minoseg/) — felhasználó alapú minőség
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/brukerbasert-kvalitet/) — brukerbasert kvalitet

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