affordance

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Synonyms: accordance, affirmance, affordable, affordant, affordances

Antonyms: accordance, affirmance, affordable, affordant, affordances

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|psychology|philosophy|robotics}} Anything that is [[provide]]d or [[furnish]]ed by an [[environment]] to an [[organism]] dwelling within it.
2. {{lb|en|{{w|human-machine interaction}}}} A [[potential]] [[transaction]] or [[operation]] that is made possible by a given object or [[environment]]; ''especially'', one that is made easily discoverable.
3. {{lb|en|GUI}} Any [[interactive]] [[control]] or [[component]] serving as a [[cue]] to the user to take some action.

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