user-friendly

adjective

us·​er-friend·​ly ˌyü-zər-ˈfren(d)-lē How to pronounce user-friendly (audio)
: easy to learn, use, understand, or deal with
user-friendly software
also : agreeable, appealing
a user-friendly atmosphere
user-friendliness noun

Examples of user-friendly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Today's web platforms are far more user-friendly than in the early days of the web when changes had to be made through a webmaster who held the exclusive keys to the code. Josh Koenig, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 More recently, Quintin, and Will Greenberg, another staff technologist at the EFF, started working on a cheaper and more user-friendly tool called Rayhunter, designed to detect unusual cellular activity in a similar way. Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024 Try this tool While DPI data may not be the most user-friendly, the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum pulls some state data into its own tool. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024 Instead, Render provides a simplified, user-friendly alternative that offers the same level of functionality and flexibility without the operational burden. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for user-friendly 

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of user-friendly was in 1972

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“User-friendly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user-friendly. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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