Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Code Editor (Source Code Editor, Text Editor)
- A software application designed specifically for editing source code, offering features like syntax highlighting, code completion, bracket matching, and indentation management. Code editors range from…
- Data visualization accessibility (Chart accessibility, Accessible data visualizations, Graph accessibility)
- The practice of making charts, graphs, maps, dashboards, and other visual representations of data perceivable and understandable by people with disabilities, particularly screen-reader users and peopl…
- Git Diff (Code Diff, Diff View)
- A comparison view that shows the differences between two versions of a file or set of files in a version control system. Git diff displays additions, deletions, and modifications using visual markers …
- HTML Remediation (Accessibility Remediation, A11y Remediation)
- The process of modifying HTML code to fix accessibility violations and bring web content into conformance with accessibility guidelines like WCAG. Remediation can involve adding missing attributes (al…
- Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
- A software application that provides comprehensive facilities for programming, typically combining a source code editor, build automation tools, a debugger, and often version control integration in a …
- Late binding
- A software engineering concept where decisions about how components connect are deferred until runtime rather than being fixed at design time or compile time. In user interface design, late binding re…
- Model-View-Controller (MVC)
- A software architectural pattern that separates an application into three interconnected components: the Model (data and business logic), the View (presentation and user interface), and the Controller…
- Open Source (Open-Source Software, OSS, FOSS)
- Software whose source code is publicly available and can be freely used, modified, and distributed, typically developed collaboratively through platforms like GitHub. Open-source development models ha…
- SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)
- An XML-based markup language for describing two-dimensional vector graphics, widely used on the web for icons, illustrations, data visualizations, and interactive graphics. Unlike raster images (JPEG,…
- Semantic HTML
- The practice of using HTML elements according to their intended meaning rather than their visual appearance. Semantic elements like <nav>, <main>, <article>, <aside>, and <header> communicate the stru…