Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Structural Navigation (Structure-Based Navigation)
- A mode of screen reader navigation that allows users to move through content based on its logical or semantic structure rather than reading linearly from beginning to end. In web content, structural n…
- Structured Audio (Structured Digital Audio)
- Structured audio refers to digital audio content that has been encoded with hierarchical markers and metadata, allowing non-sequential access to specific segments such as chapters, sections, paragraph…
- Structured Discovery (Structured Discovery Learning)
- A teaching approach used in vision rehabilitation where instructors refrain from hand-over-hand guidance, instead encouraging blind students to work through tasks independently and develop problem-sol…
- Structured Walkthrough (Guided Walkthrough, Accessibility Walkthrough)
- An accessibility evaluation method in which an evaluator is guided through a systematic series of checks using predefined steps, instructions, and heuristics. Unlike a full WCAG conformance review whi…
- Students as Partners (SaP, Student Partnership)
- A sector-wide approach in higher education that elevates student voice by enabling students to have a collaborative, meaningful input into their university experience through a values-led approach. In…
- Study Circle (Folkbildning, Learning Circle)
- A democratic, non-formal adult education method originating in Nordic countries where a small group of people meet regularly to discuss and learn about a specific topic. Unlike traditional classroom i…
- Study With Me (Study With Me Videos, SWM)
- A genre of online video content, primarily on YouTube and Twitch, where creators film themselves studying or working, often incorporating Pomodoro-style timed sessions. Viewers watch these videos whil…
- StudyStream
- An online platform that provides virtual body doubling through a grid-based video interface simulating a study hall or library environment. Unlike one-on-one platforms like Focusmate, StudyStream disp…
- Stuttering (Stammering, Speech Disfluency Disorder)
- A speech disorder characterized by involuntary disruptions in the flow of speech, including repetitions of sounds, syllables, or words (e.g., "w-w-water"), prolongations of sounds (e.g., "sssssnake"),…
- Stylus (Digital Pen, Active Pen)
- A pen-shaped input device used to interact with touchscreens, tablets, and other digitizer surfaces. Unlike finger touch, styluses provide a smaller contact point for precise selection, and active sty…
- Subitizing
- The rapid, accurate perception of the number of items in a small group without counting, typically for quantities up to about four or five. Subitizing is considered a core numerical ability that contr…
- Subjective Image Description (Subjective Visual Assessment)
- An image description that involves opinion, aesthetic judgment, or interpretation rather than purely factual content. Examples include assessing whether an outfit matches, whether a room setting looks…
- Subjective cognitive decline (SCD, Subjective memory complaint, SMC)
- A self-perceived decline in cognitive abilities, particularly memory, that is not detectable on standard cognitive tests. Individuals with subjective cognitive decline notice changes in their thinking…
- Submovement (Movement Component, Movement Segment)
- A discrete component of a larger aimed movement, separated from other submovements by pauses or changes in velocity. According to the Optimized Submovement Model from motor performance theory, a rapid…
- Substitution Error (Replacement Error, Word Substitution)
- A type of text error where an incorrect word or character appears in place of the intended one. Substitution errors commonly arise from speech recognition misrecognition, autocorrect mistakes, or typi…
- Subtitle (Subtitles, Open captions (video), Movie subtitles)
- On-screen text that reproduces the spoken dialogue of a video, most commonly rendered in a "movie subtitle" style (white text with a black outline, one or two lines at the bottom of the frame). Subtit…
- Subtitles
- Text displayed on screen that represents the spoken language in audio-visual content, primarily intended for viewers who do not understand the language being spoken. While often used interchangeably w…
- Subtitles (Captions, Closed Captions, CC)
- Text displayed on screen that represents the spoken dialogue and other relevant audio information in video content. Subtitles (called captions in North America) are essential for deaf and hard of hear…
- Subtle Interaction (Discreet interaction)
- A design approach in which interactions with a device or digital system are intentionally minimized in visibility, amplitude, or audibility to reduce social disruption, preserve user privacy, and supp…
- Subvocal Input (Subvocal Control, Subvocalisation Input)
- An input method that uses very quiet or nearly silent vocalisations — sounds produced with minimal vocal effort that are typically inaudible to nearby people. Subvocal input includes techniques such a…