Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
5 results found in conversational user interfaces.
- Chatbot (Virtual Assistant, Conversational Agent, Dialog System)
- A software application that uses text or speech to conduct conversations with users, simulating human-like dialogue to provide information, perform tasks, or guide users through processes. In accessib…
- Chatbot Accessibility (Accessible Chatbot Design, CUI Accessibility)
- The practice of designing chatbots and conversational user interfaces (CUIs) to be usable by people with disabilities. Chatbot accessibility presents unique challenges compared to traditional web acce…
- Conversational Interface (Conversational UI, Conversational User Interface, Chat Interface)
- An interface that enables interaction through natural language dialogue, either spoken or text-based, rather than through traditional graphical controls like buttons and menus. Conversational interfac…
- Intelligent Virtual Assistant (IVA, Virtual Assistant, AI Assistant, Conversational Agent)
- A software-based agent that uses artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and speech recognition to understand and respond to human voice or text commands. Intelligent Virtual Assistants …
- Push-to-Talk (PTT, Push to talk)
- An interaction pattern where a user presses and holds (or taps) a dedicated button to signal the start of an input — historically used in two-way radios, now common in voice assistants and conversatio…