Think! interactive systems need safety locks

Journal of Computing and Information Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-360

  Thimbleby, Harold ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human error; Number entry; Safety locks; User interface design

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; ERRORS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LOCKS (FASTENERS);

ENTERTAINMENT DEVICES; HUMAN ERRORS; INTERACTIVE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DEVICES; NUMBER ENTRY; SAFETY LOCKS; USER INTERFACE DESIGNS;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 84865097100     PISSN: 13301136     EISSN: 18463908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2498/cit.1001921     Document Type: Article

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