Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
4 results found in Braille and tactile.
- Haptic Display (Tactile Display, Pin-Matrix Display, Refreshable Tactile Display)
- A device that conveys information through the sense of touch by dynamically raising and lowering physical elements (typically pins) to create tactile patterns. In accessibility, haptic displays range …
- Nemeth Braille (Nemeth Code, Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics)
- A specialized Braille code designed for representing mathematical and scientific notation, developed by Abraham Nemeth and adopted by the Library of Congress. Unlike literary Braille, Nemeth Braille h…
- Passive Pin Retention
- A mechanical technique used in refreshable Braille display design where pins are held in their raised or lowered positions by a passive mechanical structure rather than by continuously powered actuato…
- Piezoelectric Actuator (Piezo Actuator, Piezoelectric Bimorph)
- A device that converts electrical energy into precise mechanical motion using the piezoelectric effect — the property of certain materials to change shape when an electric voltage is applied. In assis…