Glossary

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

4 results found in technology infrastructure.

Middleware
Software that acts as an intermediary layer between different applications, services, or components, enabling them to communicate and share data despite being built with different technologies, protoc…
Off-Device Processing (Cloud Processing, Remote Processing)
Computing performed on external servers rather than on the user's local device, requiring data to be transmitted over the internet. In the context of visual assistance technologies, off-device process…
On-Device Processing (Local Processing, Edge Processing)
Computing performed directly on a user's device (phone, tablet, or wearable) rather than sending data to external servers. On-device processing is particularly valuable for privacy-sensitive accessibi…
Spatial Anchor (World Anchor, Azure Spatial Anchor)
A reference point in physical space used to precisely position and lock virtual content to real-world locations in augmented reality applications. Spatial anchors ensure that virtual objects remain co…