User Flow
The path someone takes through a task, including the wrong turns.
Definition
The sequence of steps, decisions and states a user moves through to complete a task.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
The path someone takes through a task, including the wrong turns.
Example
An invitation flow with its branches for existing members, seat limits and expired links.
Local chart
TERM·118 · Region X · Grid D5
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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.
- Empty StatesPAT·010 · Pattern
- Multi-Step FlowsPAT·016 · Pattern
- User FlowTPL·005 · Template
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.