Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Haptic Controller(also: Haptic Interface, Tactile Controller)
- An input device that uses touch-based interaction, typically through buttons, pads, or surfaces that can be pressed, tapped, or manipulated. In music technology, haptic controllers include devices like sample pads, drum machines, and synthesizer controllers that respond to…
- Haptic Music Technology(also: Vibrotactile Music Systems, Haptic Music Interfaces)
- Technologies that convey musical information through touch, typically using vibrotactile feedback to transmit sound properties such as rhythm, frequency, and amplitude to the body. Haptic music technology includes wearable devices like vibrotactile vests and jackets that allow…
- Hornbostel-Sachs Classification(also: Hornbostel-Sachs System, Sachs-Hornbostel)
- A comprehensive system for classifying musical instruments based on how they produce sound, originally developed by Erich von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs in 1914. The system divides instruments into four main categories: idiophones (sound from the vibration of the entire…
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