Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- FAIR Principles(also: FAIR Data Principles, Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable)
- The FAIR Principles are a set of guidelines for making digital data and resources Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Developed by an international consortium and published in 2016, they are widely adopted in research, libraries, and cultural heritage…
- Focus trap(also: Keyboard trap, Focus lock)
- A web accessibility barrier in which keyboard focus becomes confined to a particular element or region of a page, preventing the user from navigating away using standard keyboard commands. Focus traps are especially problematic for screen reader users and keyboard-only users,…
- Font Embedding(also: Embedded Fonts, PDF Font Embedding)
- The practice of including the complete font data within a PDF document so that the text can be accurately rendered and read regardless of whether the font is installed on the viewer's system. Font embedding is an accessibility requirement because non-embedded fonts can cause…
- Form Label(also: Input Label, Form Field Label)
- A text label programmatically associated with an interactive form control (such as a text input, button, checkbox, or dropdown) that identifies the purpose or function of that control to all users. In HTML, form labels are typically implemented using the <label> element linked…
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