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fitt

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fitt.

Editorial note

Also fitt's law would suddenly make those nice edge-positioned buttons that an App placed into very frustratingly small hit targets.

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Quick take

A surname from Middle English.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname from Middle English.

noun

Alternative form of fit (section of a poem or ballad) [The degree to which something fits.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fitt.

noun

A surname from Middle English.

noun

Alternative form of fit (section of a poem or ballad) [The degree to which something fits.]

Example sentences

1

Also fitt's law would suddenly make those nice edge-positioned buttons that an App placed into very frustratingly small hit targets.

2

Most uses of modals would be better served with local notification that respects fitt's law.

3

In my small amount of experience, reasoned application of Fitt's Law goes a very long way for ui design.

4

Go check Fitt's law (I would call it a model, but it is known as "law").

5

I subscribe to Katherine Austin Fitt's solari.com report - she and her guests usually seem very well informed.

6

Both Fitt's and Hicks' law were found in the 50s by experimental psychologists.

7

Instead, tabs on the bottom become optimal as it minimizes the distance between content and the tabs making them easier to target (Fitt's law).

8

Also Fitt's Law comes into play—big button, bigger target to aim for.

9

I've spent a lot of time looking at Fitt's Law, then asking myself why I didn't like the tiled start screen.

10

If you love Fitt's Law, you can have the screen.

11

Its a bad sign to measure Fitt's distance in meters!

12

Fitt's law is frankly bullshit these days.

Quote examples

1

Go check Fitt's law (I would call it a model, but it is known as "law").

2

It's obviously less efficient due to Fitt's law and the comparative distances the mouse pointer must travel, but you'd hear the designers justify it how "conceptually" the address bar should be inside a tab.

3

Fitt's, Hick's, and Miller's which basically reduce to "big buttons", "few choices", and "no memory required", respectively).

4

I know it may sound like the "hard"/science-y part, but HCI is fundamental - quite a few principles (such as Fitt's law or the 10 Nielsen & Molich heuristics) came from HCI research and stood the test of time - they're still valid, today.

Proper noun examples

1

In my small amount of experience, reasoned application of Fitt's Law goes a very long way for ui design.

2

I subscribe to Katherine Austin Fitt's solari.com report - she and her guests usually seem very well informed.

3

Both Fitt's and Hicks' law were found in the 50s by experimental psychologists.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use fitt in a sentence?

Also fitt's law would suddenly make those nice edge-positioned buttons that an App placed into very frustratingly small hit targets.

What does fitt mean?

A surname from Middle English.

What part of speech is fitt?

fitt is commonly used as noun.