Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
35 results found in Technology.
- ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
- A character encoding standard that uses numeric codes to represent letters, digits, punctuation, and control characters in computers and communication equipment. ASCII assigns values 0-127 to 128 char…
- Augmented Reality (AR, Mixed Reality)
- A technology that overlays digital information—such as images, text, or 3D models—onto the user's view of the real world, typically through smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, or projection systems. …
- Augmented Reality (AR) (AR, Augmented Reality)
- An interactive technology that overlays digital information — such as text, images, or video — onto the real-world environment in real time. In accessibility contexts, AR has significant potential for…
- Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) (ASR, Speech-to-Text, Voice Recognition, Auto-Captioning)
- Technology that converts spoken language into written text using computational algorithms and machine learning models. ASR powers auto-captioning features in video conferencing, media players, and ass…
- Color Gamut (Colour Gamut, Gamut)
- The complete range of colours that can be represented or reproduced by a particular colour space, display device, or visual system. In the context of colour vision, a trichromat's gamut encompasses th…
- Color Space (Colour Space, Color Model)
- A mathematical model that describes the range of colours that can be represented as numerical values, typically using three or more coordinates. Common colour spaces include RGB (red, green, blue), us…
- Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG)
- A technique in 3-D modeling that creates complex shapes by combining simpler geometric primitives (cubes, spheres, cylinders) using boolean operations such as union, difference, and intersection. CSG …
- Crowdsourcing (Crowd-Sourced Data, Community Reporting)
- A method of collecting data, information, or contributions from a large number of people, typically via the internet, rather than relying on a single authoritative source. In accessibility contexts, c…
- Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
- Software used for recording, editing, mixing, and producing audio content, such as Reaper, Logic Pro, Cubase, or Pro Tools. DAWs present significant accessibility challenges for blind and visually imp…
- Digital Television (DTV, Digital TV, iTV, Interactive Television)
- Television broadcasting and receiving technology that uses digital signals rather than analogue, enabling additional features such as interactive services, electronic programme guides, on-demand conte…
- Educational Technology (EdTech, Learning Technology, Instructional Technology)
- The use of technological tools and resources to facilitate teaching and learning. In accessibility contexts, educational technology encompasses assistive tools designed to support students with disabi…
- Embedded System (Embedded Device, Embedded Computer)
- A specialised computer system designed to perform a dedicated function within a larger device, typically operating with real-time constraints and limited resources. Unlike general-purpose computers, e…
- Equaliser (EQ, Equalizer)
- An audio processing tool used in music production and sound engineering that adjusts the frequency content of an audio signal by boosting or cutting specific frequency ranges. Equalisers are controlle…
- FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array)
- An integrated circuit that can be configured by the user after manufacturing to implement custom digital logic. FPGAs contain an array of programmable logic blocks and interconnects that can be reprog…
- Fintech (Financial Technology)
- An umbrella term for software and digital-service innovations in the financial sector, including online and mobile banking, payments (e.g., Apple Pay, PayPal), budgeting apps, investment platforms, di…
- Fuzzy Logic (Fuzzy Inference)
- Fuzzy logic is a form of many-valued logic that deals with approximate reasoning, where truth values range continuously between 0 and 1 rather than being strictly true or false. In assistive technolog…
- Geocoding (Geo-coding, Geographic Coding)
- The process of associating geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) or location identifiers with objects, markers, or data points. In accessibility contexts, geocoding is used to tag physical l…
- Head-Mounted Display (HMD) (HMD, Head-Mounted Display, Smart Glasses, AR Glasses)
- A display device worn on the head that places visual content in front of one or both eyes. Head-mounted displays include AR smart glasses (like Vuzix Blade), VR headsets, and mixed reality devices. In…
- Huffman Coding (Huffman Algorithm, Huffman Tree)
- A data compression algorithm that assigns shorter codes to more frequently occurring symbols and longer codes to less frequent ones, producing an optimal prefix-free encoding. In accessibility and AAC…
- ISCII (Indian Script Code for Information Interchange)
- A character encoding standard developed by the Government of India for representing Indian language text in digital systems. ISCII uses a single encoding scheme that can represent characters from all …