Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Scripting Language(also: Script Language)
- A programming language designed for automating tasks that could alternatively be executed one by one by a human operator. Scripting languages are typically interpreted rather than compiled and are used for writing short programs or scripts that automate repetitive tasks, extend…
- Syntactic Structure(also: Program Structure, Code Structure)
- The hierarchical arrangement of elements in a programming language according to the language's grammar rules, including how statements, expressions, and blocks are nested and related to one another. In accessibility contexts, syntactic structure is significant because sighted…
- Syntax Highlighting(also: Code Highlighting, Syntax Coloring)
- A feature of text editors and IDEs that displays source code in different colors and fonts based on the category of terms—keywords, variables, strings, comments, and operators are visually distinguished to improve readability and help programmers identify syntax errors. While…
- Syntax-Directed Editor(also: Structure Editor, Syntax-Aware Editor)
- A code editor that understands the formal grammar of a programming language and uses this knowledge to guide editing operations. Unlike plain text editors, syntax-directed editors treat source code as a structured tree of language constructs rather than a sequence of characters.…
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