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USER-HOSTILE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Advertising
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

unhelpful to the user; not user-friendly.

DEF

inaccessible or inscrutable for users. (Based on TUWOR, 1991, p. 298.)

CONT

[The] system was user-hostile.

Key term(s)
  • user hostile
  • user unfriendly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Publicité
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

convivial : Se dit d'un système informatique dont l'utilisation est aisée pour un non-professionnel.

Key term(s)
  • peu convivial
  • inamical à l'utilisateur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
  • Publicidad
  • Vocabulario general
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