# Version control: How a UX writer weighs one word against another

DevFeed: [Version control: How a UX writer weighs one word against another](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/version-control-how-a-ux-writer-weighs-one-word-against-another-10187.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/version-control-how-a-ux-writer-weighs-one-word-against-another/>)

Author: Henry Freedland

Published: 2025-04-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [prototyping](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prototyping.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [ux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux.md>), [ux-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ux-design.md>)

## AI overview

A UX writer at Figma examines how carefully chosen interface language shapes users' understanding of a new prototyping feature. The article uses the debate over terms such as "Preload prototype" and "preload" to show how technical accuracy, user expectations, and clarity must be balanced.

## Source excerpt

In UX design, a single misplaced verb can lead users astray, frustrating their expectations and creating confusion. That's why UX Writer Henry Freedland chose his words very carefully when he was brought in to help polish a new prototyping feature.