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'''Usability testing''' is a technique used in [[user-centered]] [[interaction design]] to evaluate a product by testing it on users. This can be seen as an irreplaceable [[usability]] practice, since it gives direct input on how real users use the system.

== Description ==

This is in contrast with [[usability inspection]] methods where experts use different methods to evaluate a user interface without involving users.

Usability testing focuses on measuring a human-made product's capacity to meet its intended purpose. 

Products that commonly benefit from usability testing include [[Website|websites]] or [[Web application|web applications]], computer interfaces, documents, and devices. 

Usability testing measures the usability, or ease of use, of a specific object or set of objects, whereas general [[human-computer interaction]] studies attempt to formulate universal principles.

== See also ==

* [[Educational technology]]
* [[Usability]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability_testing Usability testing] @ Wikipedia

[[Category:Human factors]]