TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: About a word - how busy are you? From:Dossy Shiobara <dossy -at- panoptic -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 31 May 2013 12:17:41 -0400
Activity indicator. Progress meter.
On 5/31/13 11:55 AM, McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:
> A developer has called a customer-requested feature a "busyness" counter.
>
> [...]
>
> "Usage" itself, as a starting point, too quickly veers in other synonym directions that don't help here.
>
> Any thoughts?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
New! Doc-to-Help 2013 features the industry's first HTML5 editor for authoring.