Idiom
offer affordances
Meaning
To give elbow room or leeway (for something to happen).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This small table offers affordances for working from home.”
“The new software design offers affordances that allow users to customize their workspace easily.”
“The architectural layout of the library offers affordances for both quiet study and collaborative discussion, effectively balancing the needs of diverse patrons.”
Examples
simple
“This small table offers affordances for working from home.”
contextual
“The new software design offers affordances that allow users to customize their workspace easily.”
complex
“The architectural layout of the library offers affordances for both quiet study and collaborative discussion, effectively balancing the needs of diverse patrons.”
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