Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
6 results found in multilingual accessibility.
- Code-switching (Language switching, Code-mixing)
- Code-switching is the practice of alternating between two or more languages, dialects, or communication styles within a single conversation or even a single sentence. It is common in multilingual hous…
- Joint Bilingual Navigation (Bilingual Form Navigation, Dual-Language Navigation)
- An interface design approach that allows users to interact with digital content simultaneously in two languages through different modalities. In the context of Deaf accessibility, joint bilingual navi…
- Multilingual Accessibility (Multilingual Web Accessibility)
- The practice of ensuring that web content and digital services are accessible to people with disabilities across multiple languages and cultural contexts. Multilingual accessibility sits at the inters…
- Orthographic Depth (Orthographic Transparency, Spelling Transparency)
- The degree of consistency in the relationship between letters (graphemes) and sounds (phonemes) in a writing system. Languages with shallow or transparent orthography — like Finnish, Spanish, and Ital…
- Web Localization (Website Localization, L10n)
- The process of adapting a website for a specific locale or market, going beyond text translation to include technical and visual modifications such as adjusting layouts for different text directions, …
- Web Localization (L10n, Website Localization)
- The process of adapting a website for a specific locale or target audience, going beyond translation to include cultural, visual, and technical elements such as date formats, colors, images, menu size…