Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
4 results found in Information.
- Guided Incremental Search (Step-by-Step Search, Faceted Browsing)
- A web navigation pattern in which users are led through a series of small, sequential choices — such as selecting categories, subcategories, and filters — to progressively narrow search results toward…
- Intermedia (Intermedia Representation)
- Intermedia refers to a framework for information representation that supports diverse, adaptable, and flexible presentation modes, allowing the same content to be accessed through multiple alternative…
- Knowledge Base (KB, FAQ Database)
- A knowledge base is a structured repository of information — typically questions, answers, articles, or how-to guides — that can be searched and browsed to find solutions to problems. In accessibility…
- Visual Information Seeking Mantra (Overview First, Shneiderman's Mantra)
- A design principle for information visualisation coined by Ben Shneiderman, summarised as "overview first, zoom and filter, then details-on-demand." The mantra describes an optimal pattern for present…