Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Compound Document (Compound Web Document, Multi-format Document)
- A compound document is a single deliverable that seamlessly combines content in multiple formats — for example, an HTML page that embeds a Flash movie, an SVG graphic, an MathML expression, and a vide…
- Compound Sign (Compound Word)
- A sign formed by combining two or more existing signs into a single, unified sign with its own distinct meaning. In American Sign Language and other sign languages, compound signs undergo phonological…
- Comprehensibility (Comprehension, Intelligibility)
- The degree to which users can understand and retain the key elements of content, including events, characters, actions, settings, and narrative progression. In audio-described media for visually impai…
- Comprehensive Attention Test (CAT)
- A computer-based, clinically validated battery for assessing multiple attention capacities in children and adolescents. It measures sub-components including visual and auditory selective attention, su…
- Compromised Agency
- A concept from science and technology studies describing situations where an individual's capacity to make meaningful choices is structurally constrained by systemic forces beyond their control, even …
- Compulsion (Compulsive Behavior, Ritual)
- Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rigid rules, aimed at reducing anxiety or preventing a feared outcome. Compulsions…
- Compulsory Able-Bodiedness (Compulsory Ableness)
- A concept from disability studies scholar Robert McRuer describing the pervasive social assumption that all people should aspire to and perform able-bodiedness as the default, desirable state. Like co…
- Computational Notebook (Jupyter Notebook, Data Science Notebook, IPython Notebook)
- A computational notebook is an interactive document that combines executable code, rich text, data visualizations, and narrative explanations in a single shareable format. Widely used in data science,…
- Computational Thinking (Algorithmic Thinking)
- A problem-solving approach that involves breaking complex problems into smaller steps, identifying patterns, abstracting details, and designing step-by-step solutions—similar to how a computer process…
- Computer Anxiety (Technophobia, Computer Phobia, Technology Anxiety)
- Negative emotions and cognition processes — including fear, intimidation, apprehension, and hostility — evoked during actual or imagined interaction with computer-based technology. Computer Anxiety is…
- Computer Braille (Computer Braille Code, CBC)
- Computer Braille is a specialized braille notation system that includes characters for symbols commonly used in computing, such as brackets, braces, semicolons, and other punctuation not found in stan…
- Computer Feedback System (CFS, Computerized Feedback System)
- A technology system that detects a user's behavior — such as vocalizations, movements, or physiological signals — and provides immediate audio, visual, or haptic responses mapped to that behavior. In …
- Computer Literacy (Digital Literacy, Technology Literacy, ICT Literacy)
- A person's knowledge and ability to use computers and digital technology effectively. In accessibility research, computer literacy is an important variable when studying how different user groups inte…
- Computer Says No (Computer-Says-No)
- A pattern in which an organisation invokes an algorithmic or automated decision as justification for an adverse outcome — a rejected application, a denied claim, an adjusted score — thereby deflecting…
- Computer Science Education (CS Education)
- The field of teaching and learning computing concepts, programming, and computational thinking across K-12, post-secondary, and professional contexts. CS education relies heavily on visual representat…
- Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE, Technology Self-Efficacy)
- A person's belief in their own ability to successfully perform tasks using a computer. Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE) is a strong predictor of technology adoption and is inversely correlated with Comput…
- Computer Use Agent (CUA, computer-using agent, desktop agent)
- A computer use agent is an AI system powered by multimodal large language models that operates a computer by taking screenshots and performing mouse, keyboard, and scroll actions — mirroring the inter…
- Computer Vision (CV, Machine Vision)
- A field of artificial intelligence that enables computers to interpret, understand, and extract information from visual data including images and videos. Computer vision technologies—such as object de…
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- The use of software to create, modify, analyse, and optimise designs for physical objects or systems. In accessibility contexts, CAD tools are critical for designing assistive technology, tactile grap…
- Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI, Computer-Assisted Learning, Computer-Based Instruction)
- Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) is the use of computer software to deliver educational content, practice exercises, and assessment in a structured learning environment. In accessibility contexts, CAI…