simplifiers
Those who distill
Simplifiers are people or things that make something less complex or easier to understand.
A teacher might be praised as a simplifier of difficult concepts.
The term can carry slight criticism when oversimplification is implied: Critics called him a simplifier who ignored nuance.
In technical contexts, simplifiers may be tools or processes that reduce complexity: The software acts as a simplifier for tax preparation.
Self-operating system design
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- time-savingReducing required duration
- workflowSequential task progression
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
lean · consolidation · standardization · integration · templates · shortcuts · delegation · outsourcing
Remove unnecessary items
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
- pared-downSimplified by removal
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- zenMeditative calm
reduction · essentialism · stripped-down · functionalism · understated · uncluttered · edited · curated
Non-specialist or unordained person
- explainerOne who clarifies meaning
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
- paraphraseRestatement in new words
summary · digest · glossary · definition · breakdown · demystify · elucidate · distill
Inclined connecting surfaces
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- screen-readerConverts display to audio
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
audio-description · captioning · sign-language · elevator · handrails · touchscreen · accommodations
automation
Self-operating system design
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
- time-savingReducing required duration
- workflowSequential task progression
streamlining · lean · consolidation · standardization · integration · templates · shortcuts · delegation · outsourcing · systematization
declutter
Remove unnecessary items
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
- pared-downSimplified by removal
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
zen · reduction · essentialism · stripped-down · functionalism · understated · uncluttered · edited · curated · restraint
layperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
- explainerOne who clarifies meaning
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- interpreterOne who conveys meaning between languages
paraphrase · summary · digest · glossary · definition · breakdown · demystify · elucidate · distill · nutshell
ramps
Inclined connecting surfaces
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- screen-readerConverts display to audio
text-to-speech · audio-description · captioning · sign-language · elevator · handrails · touchscreen · accommodations
- Language ShapersNoah Webster, orthographers, Sequoyah, lexicographers, purists
- influencersinfluencer, influencers, content creator, PewDiePie, Instagram influencers
simplifierscomplicators
Those who add complexity
obfuscators · confusers · muddlers · hair-splitters · mystifiers
simplifiersdifferentiators
Features creating separation
qualifiers · splitters · multipliers · hedgers · equivocators
- Simplified ChineseReduced-stroke logographic script
- simplified vocabularyEasier word choices
- simplified charactersReduced-stroke Chinese script
simplified, simplifies, oversimplified, simplifier, oversimplifies