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Transcoding

Also known as: Content transcoding, Web transcoding

The process of converting or transforming web content from one format or structural representation to another to improve accessibility. In the context of screen reader access, transcoding can involve detecting visual layout semantics like grid structures and converting them into properly marked-up HTML tables or other navigable structures, preserving spatial relationships that would otherwise be lost in linear audio presentation.

Category: web accessibility · assistive technology

Related: Screen reader · Semantic HTML · Document accessibility · ARIA

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