Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Fiducial Marker (AR Marker, Visual Marker, Reference Marker)
- An artificial visual landmark placed in a physical environment to serve as a reference point for image processing systems. Fiducial markers — such as QR codes, ArUco markers, and BCH matricial markers…
- Field Deployment (In-the-Wild Deployment, Real-World Deployment)
- A research evaluation method where a system or tool is released to real users in their natural environments rather than being tested only in controlled laboratory settings. In accessibility research, …
- Field of View (FoV, Viewing Angle)
- The angular extent of the observable world visible at any given moment. In the context of head-mounted displays like the HoloLens 2, the field of view refers to the area in which virtual content can b…
- Figma
- Figma is a browser-based collaborative design tool widely used for UI/UX design, prototyping, and design-system management. Its real-time multi-user editing, component libraries, and developer-handoff…
- Figure Accessibility (Chart Accessibility, Graph Accessibility)
- The practice of making visual figures, charts, graphs, and diagrams in documents and publications accessible to people who cannot see them, particularly blind and low vision users. Figure accessibilit…
- Filter (Photo Filter, Image Filter, Visual Effect)
- A preset visual effect applied to a photograph or image that alters its overall appearance, typically modifying color balance, contrast, saturation, warmth, and tone to achieve a specific aesthetic mo…
- FilterKeys (Filter Keys, Key Repeat Filter)
- An operating system accessibility feature that adjusts keyboard response to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes, helping users with motor disabilities who may accidentally press keys multiple times or…
- Financial Accessibility (Accessible Banking, Inclusive Finance)
- The design and provision of financial services, tools, and platforms that are usable by people of all abilities, ages, and levels of digital literacy. Financial accessibility encompasses making bankin…
- Financial Autonomy (Financial Independence, Financial Self-Determination)
- The ability of a person to make and enact their own financial decisions — earning, saving, spending, and planning — consistent with their values and goals. For people with intellectual and development…
- Financial Delegation (Financial Proxy, Delegated Banking)
- The practice of relying on a trusted person — such as a family member, friend, neighbour, or support worker — to perform financial tasks on one's behalf. Financial delegation is common among older adu…
- Financial Inclusion
- The availability and equitable access to financial services and products for all individuals, regardless of disability, age, income level, geographic location, or digital literacy. In accessibility co…
- Financial Literacy
- The knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about money — including understanding income, expenses, saving, debt, interest, credit, taxes, insurance, and benefits programs. For accessib…
- Find My Things (FMT)
- A Microsoft-developed smartphone app that lets people who are blind or have low vision train a personalized object recognizer by recording short example videos of their own items, then use the trained…
- Fine Motor Function (Fine Motor Control, Fine Motor Skills, LFMF)
- The ability to make precise, coordinated movements using the small muscles of the hands and fingers. Fine motor function is essential for touch screen interaction, including tapping specific targets, …
- Fine Motor Skills (Fine Motor Control, Dexterity)
- The ability to make precise, coordinated movements using the small muscles of the hands, fingers, and wrists. Fine motor skills are essential for tasks such as typing, using a mouse, performing touch …
- Fine-tuning (Model Fine-tuning, Fine-tune, Supervised Fine-tuning, SFT)
- A machine-learning technique that adapts a pre-trained foundation model - typically a large language model or vision model - to a specific task, domain, or individual user by continuing training on a …
- Finger Assistive Device (FAD)
- A category of wearable assistive devices worn on a finger or fingertip that extend sensing or actuation to the primary locus of tactile perception. The term was introduced by Shilkrot et al. to classi…
- Finger Braille (Tactile Finger Spelling)
- A communication method used primarily by deaf-blind people, in which a sender taps or presses on the fingers of the receiver to represent Braille dot patterns, simulating typing on a Braille typewrite…
- Finger Reading (Touch Scanning, Tactile Scanning)
- A touch interaction technique used on accessible touchscreen interfaces where users continuously pan or slide their finger across the screen to explore content, receiving feedback for every position t…
- Finger Tracking (Fingertip Tracking, Finger Detection, Hand Tracking)
- Computer vision or sensor-based technology that detects and follows the position and movement of a user's fingers in real-time. In accessibility applications, finger tracking enables hands-free intera…