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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Semantic decomposition
An analysis method that models a system as a hierarchy of ontological dependencies based on meaning and conceptual relationships, rather than breaking it down by functional tasks. In user interface design, semantic decomposition contrasts with traditional task-based…
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping(also: SLAM)
A foundational robotics technique in which a robot constructs a map of an unknown environment while simultaneously estimating its own pose within that map. SLAM combines sensor input (typically LiDAR, depth cameras, or monocular vision) with probabilistic state estimation…
Spatial substrate
A framework describing the orientation and positioning of information within a design space, using axes and a coordinate system appropriate to how a user perceives content in that space. In the visual design space, a spatial substrate is typically a two-dimensional plane (a…

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