| BSI |
British Standards Institute |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| DSE |
Display Screen Equipment |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EUP |
Experienced User Performance |
| FDIS |
Final Draft International Stage |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| HMSO |
Her Majesty's Stationery Office |
| HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
| ISO |
International Organisation for
Standardisation* |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| KB |
Kilo Byte |
| MAQUIS |
Mines and Quarries Information
System |
| MB |
Mega Byte |
| Mhz |
Mega hertz |
| MUSiC |
Measuring Usability of Systems
in Context |
| NES |
Nintendo Entertainment System |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| RAM |
Random Access memory |
| RNIB |
Royal National Institute for the
Blind |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| RSI |
Repetitive Strain Injury |
| RUG |
Reuters Usability Group |
| SNES |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| SUMI |
Software Usability Measurement
Inventory |
| UI |
User Interface |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| USA |
United States of America |
| USI |
User System Interface |
| VCR |
Video Cassette Recorder |
| VDU |
Visual Display Unit |
| VDT |
Visual Display Terminal |