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Onboarding

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈɑːnˌbɔːrdɪŋ/nounCore term

In software engineering, onboarding means: The first screens a new user goes through after installing an app, which explain the main features, ask for permissions or help set up an account.

In Turkish: karşılama akışı, tanıtım ekranları, onboarding

How it is used

Product and design teams talk about the onboarding flow, onboarding screens and how many users complete or skip onboarding. They measure where users drop off and often try to make it shorter. In HR the same word means introducing new employees to a company.

Example sentences

  1. Almost 40% of new users quit during onboarding, so we cut it from five screens to two.

  2. Let's ask for notification permission at the end of onboarding, not on the first screen.

Common collocations

  • onboarding flow
  • onboarding screens
  • skip onboarding
  • complete onboarding
  • splash screenThe first screen people see while an app starts, usually showing the logo on a plain background until the main content is ready.
  • permissionThe user's approval that an app needs before it can use sensitive features or data, such as the camera, location, contacts or notifications.
  • screenOne full view of an app that the user sees at a time, such as the login screen or the settings screen; apps are planned as a set of screens.
  • analyticsData about how people use an app, such as which screens they open and where they leave, collected as events to understand behavior and measure features.

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