UX Glossary

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There are currently 6 names in this directory beginning with the letter H.
Happy path:
A system’s most efficient and effective way to accomplish a task

Heat map:
A data visualization that shows how website users click, scroll, or move their mouse on a web page

Heuristic evaluation:
An evaluation method used to test the usability of a website or app based on a set of principles which become the “heuristics” of the test; the most widely-known and popularly-used in UX are the “10 usability heuristics” proposed by Jakob Nielsen

Hierarchy:
Where elements are organized and presented according to priority or importance

High-fidelity prototype:
An interactive prototype that looks very much like the finished product, displaying most of the intended functionality and including the actual content, typography, colors, and other branding elements to be incorporated into the final design [See low-fidelity prototype]

Hybrid card sort:
Research method where participants are asked to sort cards into predefined categories (similar to a closed card sort) but are also free to create their own categories outside of what’s been provided [See card sort, closed card sort, and open card sort]