Self-Descriptiveness
Self-descriptiveness is one of the dialogue principles for user friendly design described in the standard ISO 9241-110.
An object or an interface is self-descriptive if users realize what they can do with it, and how they can do it. At any time, users are aware what is happening and how to interact with the object or interface. Thereby, the ultimate goal is that a product explains itself without the need of any instructions or written hints for its users.
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