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adult day care

a group program for the nonresidential care and supervision of adults with functional impairments, designed to meet their health, social, and functional needs in a setting other than their homes. See day care center.

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July 3rd 2024

control discriminability

control discriminability

in ergonomics, the ease with which a control can be distinguished from other controls or objects on the interface and matched correctly to the effect that its activation or use will have on the system. The discriminability of a control will be a function of size, shape, color, and other design features.