Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

Default Delivery Context (DDC)

A baseline set of device capabilities defined by the W3C Mobile Web Best Practices specification, used as a reference point for evaluating mobile web content. The Default Delivery Context specifies mi…

• web standards
• mobile accessibility
• device independence

Delivery Context

Delivery context is a term defined by the W3C Device Independence Working Group to describe the set of attributes that characterize the environment in which web content is delivered and consumed. This…

• web development
• Mobile Accessibility
• content adaptation
• device independence

UAProf (User Agent Profile)

A specification from the Open Mobile Alliance that extends the CC/PP (Composite Capability/Preference Profiles) framework to describe mobile device capabilities in a standardized RDF-based format. UAP…

• mobile accessibility
• web standards
• device independence

WURFL (Wireless Universal Resource File)

An open-source device description repository that catalogs the capabilities of mobile devices in a large XML file. WURFL collects information about device features such as screen size, image format su…

• mobile accessibility
• accessibility tools
• device independence