Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- AI Coding Assistant(also: AI Pair Programmer, Code Copilot)
- An artificial intelligence tool integrated into code editors that assists developers by generating code suggestions, completing code snippets, and answering programming questions using large language models trained on code repositories. In accessibility contexts, AI coding…
- Abstract Syntax Tree(also: AST, Syntax Tree)
- A hierarchical tree representation of source code structure that captures the syntactic relationships between programming constructs like functions, classes, loops, and statements. In accessibility, AST-based navigation tools like StructJumper allow blind programmers to traverse…
- Accessibility Inspector(also: Xcode Accessibility Inspector)
- A developer tool included with Apple's Xcode development environment that allows developers and QA testers to audit iOS, macOS, and other Apple platform apps for accessibility issues. The tool can run automated accessibility checks on a connected device or simulator, detecting…
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