Progressive Disclosure
Show the basics, hide the extras until asked.
TermCraft conventionFoundational
Definition
Showing the commonly needed options first and keeping the rest available but out of the way.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
Show the basics, hide the extras until asked.
Example
A checkout with a collapsed 'Add delivery instructions' link.
Local chart
TERM·016 · Region X · Grid D5
This entry and the entries it is stated to connect with. Each line is labelled with what the connection means.
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Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- AccordionCMP·017 · Component
- Hick's LawLAW·001 · Law
- Progressive DisclosurePRIN·003 · Principle
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.