Glossary: L

Legacy System

A hardware or software system, which is considered, outdated, either because of obsolete hardware or an older user interface.

Life Cycle

The period of time that starts when a product is conceived and ends when the product is no longer available for use.

Line Item Display

On a transaction page, the display of a record set as a tabular list of line items (or records).

Link

A button, image, or hyperlink on a web page that allows users to move to another page or navigate through a set of pages or web sites.

Link Rot

Invalid links as a result of web sites frequently moving to new addresses.

List Box (GUI Design)

A control that allows the user to select from a predefined list of choices and also enter text.

Look and Feel

The appearance (look) and interactive style (feel) of software with a particular platform or application that defines the aesthetics and values of that application and how users subjectively respond to it.