Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
7 results found in Mobile Technology.
- Always-On Computing (Always-available computing, Continuous computing)
- A model of interaction in which computing devices — particularly wearables such as smartwatches, AR glasses, and fitness trackers — remain continuously active and accessible throughout the day rather …
- Hearable (Smart Earbud, Smart Earphone)
- A class of in-ear or over-ear wearable devices that combine audio playback with one or more sensors and on-device computing - microphones for ambient audio capture, inertial sensors, biosensors, and m…
- Location Awareness (Location-Aware Computing, Location Sensing)
- The ability of a computing system to determine and respond to the physical location of a user or device, typically using GPS, Wi-Fi positioning, cellular triangulation, or other sensing technologies. …
- MobileASL
- A research project from the University of Washington that developed video compression technology enabling real-time, two-way American Sign Language (ASL) video communication on mobile phones. MobileAS…
- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Handheld Computer, Pocket PC)
- A portable handheld computing device popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s that combined features like a calendar, contacts, note-taking, and basic application support in a pocket-sized form facto…
- Visual-Inertial Odometry (VIO)
- A computer vision technique that combines camera imagery with motion sensor data (accelerometer and gyroscope) to track a device's position and orientation in 3D space. In accessibility applications, …
- mHealth (Mobile Health, Mobile Healthcare)
- The practice of medicine and public health supported by mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and wearables. mHealth encompasses health apps, remote monitoring, telemedicine, health information…