UX Lex
An evolving, interactive glossary of UX research terms.
It's ironic. Those of us who work in UX, user researchers included, aspire to create terrific user experiences. That’s what we do. But what we have done with our own terminology is to create a mess. Eighty UXers from around the globe began to address that problem in September 2019. Here is a sneak peek of that work. More details, and full credits, to come. Sign up here to get weekly terms in your inbox >>
Moderator (for Research)
A moderator is the person who conducts or facilitates 1:1 interviews, or other type of research sessions (e.g. group discussion). They build rapport, apply strategies …
Note Taker
A dedicated attendee in a qualitative research session whose role is to record what the participant(s) is expressing …
Stakeholder
“Stakeholder” is the term used to describe anyone who holds a significant interest or concern in the research outcomes. Typically stakeholders include cross functional …
User Experience Researcher / UX Researcher
An individual whose primary function is to conduct user research in close collaboration with design, product management, data scientists…
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