Usability inspection

<p>Usability inspection is the name for a set of methods where an evaluator inspects a <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">user interface</a>. This is in contrast to <a href="/facts/Usability_testing/prsYgc00">usability testing</a> where the usability of the interface is evaluated by testing it on real users. Usability inspections can generally be used early in the development process by evaluating <a href="/facts/Prototype/q0yPLYdb">prototypes</a> or <a href="/facts/Specification_(technical_standard)/xEMUsktp">specifications</a> for the system that can't be tested on users. Usability inspection methods are generally considered to be less costly to implement than testing on users.
</p><p>Usability inspection methods include:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Cognitive_walkthrough/YrkHJ01d">Cognitive walkthrough</a> (task-specific)</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Pluralistic_walkthrough/2FYEQSrW">Pluralistic walkthrough</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Heuristic_evaluation/1VzbMCmJ">Heuristic evaluation</a> (general), or (domain or culture-specific)</li>
<li>Action Analysis</li>
<li>Guideline scoring or testing</li></ul>

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Usability inspection