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…