Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
16 results found in quality assurance.
- Acceptance Testing (User Acceptance Testing, UAT, Acceptance Tests)
- A form of software testing that validates whether a system meets its specified requirements from the end user's perspective. In accessibility, acceptance tests simulate real user interaction scenarios…
- Accessibility Bug Report (ABR, Accessibility Defect Report)
- A bug report that specifically documents an accessibility barrier or failure in software. These reports describe issues that prevent or hinder people with disabilities from using an application, such …
- Accessibility Certification (Third-Party Accessibility Certification, Accessibility Accreditation)
- A formal assessment and endorsement of a website or digital product's accessibility by an independent third-party organisation, as distinct from voluntary self-declaration of conformance. Certificatio…
- Accessibility Evaluation (Accessibility Audit, Accessibility Assessment, Accessibility Review)
- The process of assessing whether a digital product, website, or application meets accessibility standards and is usable by people with disabilities. Accessibility evaluation typically combines automat…
- Accessibility Metric (Web Accessibility Metric, Accessibility Score)
- A quantitative measure used to assess and compare the accessibility quality of web pages or websites. Accessibility metrics typically calculate a score (often 0-100%) based on the number and severity …
- Accessibility Monitoring (Web Accessibility Monitoring, Accessibility Observatory)
- Accessibility monitoring is the ongoing process of tracking and measuring the accessibility level of websites or digital products over time. Because web content is frequently updated, changes can inad…
- Automated Evaluation Tool (AET, Automated Testing Tool, Accessibility Checker)
- Software that automatically scans websites, applications, or documents to detect accessibility violations against standards such as WCAG or Section 508. Common examples include WAVE, axe, AChecker, an…
- Bug Report (Defect Report, Issue Report)
- A structured document submitted to a bug tracking system that describes a software defect, including steps to reproduce, expected behavior, and actual behavior. In the accessibility context, bug repor…
- Bug Repository (Bug Tracker, Issue Tracker, Bug Tracking System)
- A software system used to record, track, and manage bug reports throughout their lifecycle. Popular examples include Bugzilla, Jira, GitHub Issues, and Monorail (used by Google Chromium). Bug reposito…
- Code Review (Peer Code Review)
- A software quality assurance practice in which one or more developers systematically examine source code written by a colleague, looking for bugs, design issues, readability problems, and adherence to…
- Code Walkthrough
- A form of peer review in which a developer leads colleagues through a segment of code, explaining its logic, structure, and design decisions line by line. Unlike pair programming where both developers…
- Conformance Testing (Compliance Testing, Guideline Review)
- An accessibility evaluation method that checks whether a website or digital product meets the requirements specified by accessibility guidelines or standards such as WCAG. Conformance testing can be p…
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, CI/CD Pipeline)
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is a software development practice where code changes are automatically built, tested, and prepared for release on an ongoing basis. In accessibility…
- Controlled Language (Controlled Natural Language, CL)
- An explicitly defined restriction of a natural language that specifies constraints on vocabulary, grammar, and style to improve clarity, consistency, and machine processability of text. In accessibili…
- Manual Accessibility Testing (Manual Testing, Manual Evaluation, Human Testing)
- The process of evaluating web content accessibility through direct human inspection rather than automated tools. Manual testing is essential because many WCAG success criteria cannot be fully evaluate…
- Remediation (Accessibility Remediation, Barrier Remediation)
- The process of identifying and fixing accessibility barriers in existing digital content, tools, or platforms after they have been created or deployed. Remediation is typically a reactive approach to …