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Data Quality Measurement

Data quality is the degree to which data is accurate, complete, consistent, timely, valid, and fit for its intended use.

Data Saturation Research Governance

Data saturation is the point in qualitative research where additional data collection is unlikely to add substantially new information relevant to the research question.

Decision Explanation Interaction Quality

A decision explanation is a user-facing explanation of a decision, result, rejection, recommendation, status, or action that helps people understand what happened, why it matters, and wha...

Decision Log Research Governance

A decision log is a structured record of important decisions, including the decision made, context, evidence, alternatives, rationale, owner, date, and consequences.

Design Handoff Research Governance

Design handoff is the process of transferring design intent, specifications, assets, content, behavior, constraints, and contextual knowledge from design work to implementation or deliver...

Design Quality Assurance Research Governance

Design quality assurance is the structured review of whether implemented design, content, interaction, accessibility, and component behavior match approved standards, evidence, and intend...

Design Rationale Structural Design

Design rationale is the documented reasoning behind a design decision, including the problem, evidence, alternatives, trade-offs, constraints, and expected consequences.

Design Review Evaluation Method

A design review is a structured evaluation of a design artifact, interface, flow, or concept before or during implementation to identify risks, inconsistencies, and improvement opportunit...

Design Specification Structural Design

A design specification is a documented description of how a design should be built, including layout, content, components, states, behavior, accessibility requirements, responsive rules,...

Design System Structural Design

A design system is a governed set of reusable interface components, interaction patterns, visual rules, content conventions, accessibility guidance, and documentation used to support cons...

Design System Governance Research Governance

Design system governance is the set of roles, rules, processes, and decision structures used to maintain, evolve, approve, document, and quality-control a design system over time.

Design Token Structural Design

A design token is a named, reusable value that represents a design decision, such as color, spacing, typography, border radius, elevation, or motion, so it can be shared across design too...

Diary Study Evaluation Method

A diary study is a research method in which participants record events, experiences, behaviors, or reflections repeatedly over a defined period.

Drop-Off Rate Measurement

Drop-off rate is the proportion of users who leave or stop progressing at a defined step in a journey, flow, funnel, or task sequence.