Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
7 results found in General Accessibility.
- Browser Accessibility (Accessible Browsing, Web Browser Accessibility)
- The degree to which web browsers themselves are usable by people with disabilities and age-related impairments, distinct from the accessibility of web content. Browser accessibility encompasses built-…
- Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW, Collaborative Computing)
- A field of research and practice focused on how technology can support people working together, encompassing tools for communication, coordination, and collaboration such as chat systems, shared docum…
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- A broad term encompassing all technologies used to handle information and facilitate communication, including computers, mobile devices, software, networks, and digital media. In the context of access…
- Search Engine Accessibility (Accessible Search)
- The usability and accessibility of search engine interfaces and results for people with disabilities, particularly blind and visually impaired users who interact via screen readers. Search engines pre…
- Software Localization (L10n, Product Localization)
- The process of adapting software for use in a specific locale or market, encompassing not only translation of text but also adaptation of date formats, number systems, currency, cultural conventions, …
- User Frustration (Computer Frustration, Technology Frustration)
- The emotional response experienced by users when technology fails to meet their expectations or prevents them from completing tasks. User frustration can be caused by errors, confusing interfaces, ina…
- WIMP (Windows Icons Menus Pointer)
- An acronym for Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointers — the dominant graphical user interface paradigm used by most desktop operating systems since the 1980s. WIMP interfaces rely on a pointing device (t…