In plain English
This is about how findable a profile is to other people. It covers both whether they can find it at all and how easy it is for them to do so.
In context
Here, "discoverability" refers to the setting that determines whether other users can find your profile and how easily they can do so.
- Situation
- Managing profiles, usernames, privacy, audience, discoverability, and account visibility
- What it communicates
- labels the control area for how others can find your profile
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say who can view the profile after it is found.
Examples
“After she lowered her discoverability, coworkers could still find her profile, but only if they entered her full username.”
“Lina checked her discoverability before joining the discussion, since she did not want other users to find her profile by name.”