Glossary

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

45 results found in perception.

Tactile Texture (Haptic Texture)
The surface quality of a material or graphic element as perceived through touch, characterized by properties such as roughness, smoothness, density, height, pattern regularity, and directionality. In …
Telepresence
The extent to which a user feels present in a remote or virtual environment rather than their actual physical location. In VR contexts, telepresence describes the sensation of being transported to the…
Texture Differentiation (Tactile Discrimination)
The ability to perceive and distinguish between different textures through touch. In the context of tactile graphics, texture differentiation is the fundamental perceptual capacity that allows readers…
Two-Point Discrimination (Spatial Acuity, Tactile Acuity)
A measure of tactile sensitivity indicating the minimum distance at which two distinct points of contact on the skin can be perceived as separate rather than as a single point. Lower values indicate h…
Visual Cognition (Visual Processing, Visual Perception)
The set of mental processes involved in perceiving, interpreting, and responding to visual information, including object recognition, spatial awareness, motion detection, and visual attention allocati…