Interaction to Next Paint
How quickly the page reacts when you click or type.
TermCraft conventionFoundational
Definition
A measure of responsiveness across a visit, reporting the latency of interactions.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
How quickly the page reacts when you click or type.
Example
Heavy client-side JavaScript is the usual cause of a poor score.
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TERM·126 · Region X · Grid D5
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Doherty ThresholdLAW·006 · Law
- Optimistic UIPAT·013 · Pattern
- Performance as User ExperienceFND·054 · UI foundation
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