Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Digital Divide (Digital Gap, Technology Divide)
- The gap between those who have access to and can effectively use digital technologies and those who cannot, typically divided along lines of income, geography, disability, age, and education. The digi…
- Digital Divide (Digital Gap, Digital Inequality)
- The gap between people who have effective access to digital technologies and those who do not, encompassing differences in internet connectivity, device ownership, digital skills, and the ability to m…
- Digital Divide (Digital Gap, Technology Gap)
- The gap between individuals, households, or communities that have access to modern information and communication technologies and those that do not, or between those with the skills to use them effect…
- Digital Ecosystem Accessibility (Accessible Digital Ecosystem)
- The practice of ensuring accessibility across the entire interconnected set of digital systems, platforms, and tools that a person must interact with to complete their goals, rather than treating each…
- Digital Embroidery (Computerised Embroidery, Machine Embroidery)
- Fabrication of stitched patterns on fabric using a computer-controlled embroidery machine that reads a digitised design file (e.g., DST, EXP) and drives a needle to produce precise, repeatable stitche…
- Digital Equity (Digital Equality)
- The condition in which all individuals and communities have equal access to, use of, and ability to benefit from digital technologies, regardless of disability, socioeconomic status, geographic locati…
- Digital Ethnography (Virtual Ethnography, Netnography, Online Ethnography)
- A qualitative research method that applies ethnographic principles to study online communities, digital cultures, and technology-mediated social interactions. Digital ethnography involves systematic o…
- Digital Exclusion (Digital Marginalization)
- The condition in which individuals or groups are unable to access, use, or benefit from digital technologies due to barriers related to disability, socioeconomic status, age, geography, or digital lit…
- Digital Fabrication (Digital Manufacturing)
- The process of creating physical objects from digital designs using computer-controlled manufacturing tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC mills. Digital fabrication has democratized the …
- Digital Fabrication (Digital Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping)
- Digital fabrication encompasses manufacturing processes that use computer-controlled tools to create physical objects from digital designs. Common tools include laser cutters, 3D printers, and CNC rou…
- Digital Fairness Act (DFA)
- A proposed European Union act intended to extend the Digital Services Act by targeting deceptive patterns, manipulative personalisation, and other forms of online interface deception across the EU sin…
- Digital Family Portrait
- Digital Family Portrait is a 2001 research prototype from Georgia Institute of Technology (Mynatt et al.) that uses an ambient, picture-frame-style display in an adult child's home to represent the da…
- Digital Financial Inclusion (Financial Technology Accessibility, Inclusive Fintech)
- Ensuring that digital financial services — including mobile banking, mobile money (like M-Pesa), online payments, and digital wallets — are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. Digita…
- Digital Health (eHealth, Digital Health Intervention)
- The use of digital technologies — including mobile apps, social media platforms, wearables, telemedicine, and AI tools — to deliver, coordinate, or support healthcare services and health information. …
- Digital Immigrant (Digital Non-Native)
- A person who grew up before the widespread adoption of digital technology and has had to learn digital skills later in life, as opposed to a digital native who grew up immersed in technology. In acces…
- Digital Inclusion (Digital Equity, e-Inclusion)
- The principle and practice of ensuring that all individuals and communities have access to and can effectively use information and communication technologies. Digital inclusion encompasses three key d…
- Digital Independence (Digital Autonomy, Technology Independence)
- The ability to access and use digital technologies independently to find resources and information. Digital independence encompasses skills such as navigating websites, using search engines, evaluatin…
- Digital Intervention (Digital Health Intervention, Technology-Based Intervention)
- A health or behavioural support programme delivered through digital technology such as apps, games, or web platforms. Digital interventions for accessibility include cognitive training tools for peopl…
- Digital Labor (Digital Labour, Online Labor)
- Work performed through digital platforms and online systems, including microtask crowdwork, gig economy jobs, and remote freelancing. Digital labor raises important accessibility considerations becaus…
- Digital Layer Accessibility
- The dimension of VR accessibility concerned with user representation through avatars and the design of virtual worlds and environments. On the avatar side, this includes whether users can create avata…