Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Dwell Activation(also: Dwell Click, Dwell Selection)
- An input method where an action is triggered by maintaining focus on a target for a specified period of time (the dwell time). Commonly used with eye tracking and head tracking systems, dwell activation allows users to select items without needing to physically click. While…
- Dwell-Based Selection(also: Dwell Selection, Dwell Time Selection)
- An interaction technique used in eye-gaze and head-tracking interfaces in which holding the cursor over a target for a fixed duration (the 'dwell time', typically 300-1000 ms) triggers a selection, replacing the click action that a mouse user would perform. Dwell-based selection…
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