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information scent

information scent noun: the cues by which users determine how to navigate through a website or other user interface in order to find the information they need.

Noun

information scent (usually uncountable, plural information scents)

  1. (usually) The cues by which users determine how to navigate through a website or other user interface in order to find the information they need.

Forms of information scent

pluralinformation scents

Questions about information scent

What does information scent mean?
Information scent means the cues by which users determine how to navigate through a website or other user interface in order to find the information they need.
What part of speech is information scent?
Information scent is a noun.
What is the plural of information scent?
The plural of information scent is information scents.

Words near information scent in the dictionary

  1. information models
  2. information overload
  3. information processing
  4. information radiator
  5. information retrieval
  6. information scent
  7. information scents
  8. information science
  9. information sciences
  10. information security
  11. information silo

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