Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Verbosity(also: Verbosity Level, Screen Reader Verbosity)
- Verbosity refers to the level of detail that an assistive technology — particularly a screen reader or voice browser — provides when announcing interface elements and content. Most screen readers allow users to adjust verbosity settings to control how much contextual information…
- Verified Answer Marker(also: verified solution marker, accepted answer marker)
- A visible indicator on a forum or Q&A platform signalling that a particular reply has been confirmed as correct or useful — for example, Stack Overflow's green tick, Apple Discussion Forums' top-ranked reply, or moderator-endorsed 'solution' badges. Verified markers reduce the…
- Voice Augmentation(also: Audio Augmentation, Voice-Based Augmentation)
- A technique for enhancing user interfaces by adding spoken audio feedback to supplement visual information on screen. Voice augmentation provides contextual support through spoken confirmations of user input, notifications of errors or status changes, suggestions for next…
- Voice user interface(also: VUI, Conversational interface, Voice interface)
- A human-computer interaction paradigm that uses speech as the primary input and audio output as the primary feedback channel. Voice user interfaces range from simple command-and-response systems to conversational agents with natural language understanding. VUIs offer significant…
- Voice-First Design(also: Voice-First Interface, Audio-First Design)
- A design approach for applications and interfaces where voice is the primary input and output modality, with visual elements being secondary or absent. Voice-first design is particularly relevant for accessibility tools serving visually impaired users, where the entire user…
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