Glossary entry in Burden & load. Definitions, checks, and evidence for Burden Index.
Glossary index
Explore 13 glossary territories and search 211 terms from one place.
Quick takeaways
A composite measure of how much effort, time, and emotional labor people expend to use or recover from a system.
Definition
A composite measure of how much effort, time, and emotional labor people expend to use or recover from a system.
Inputs include the user burden ratio, human substitution index, and failure load; rising scores signal extraction or asymmetric sustaining.
Copy citation (APA/BibTeX)
APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Burden Index. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/burden-index
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Burden Index." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/burden-index.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Burden Index." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/burden-index.
BibTeX
@misc{glossary_burden-index,
title={Burden Index},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/burden-index},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Burden Index AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/burden-index ER -