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. [ ISO/IEC 9126-1 ]

Other Definitions

Understandability [ ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765 ]: The ease with which a system can be comprehended at both the system-organizational and detailed-statement levels.

Notes

  • This will depend on the documentation and initial impressions given by the software. [ ISO/IEC 9126-1 ]
  • Understandability has to do with the system's coherence at a more general level than readability does.[ ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765 ]

See also

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