Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- IDE(also: Integrated Development Environment)
- A software application that provides a comprehensive environment for writing, testing, and debugging code. Common IDEs include Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, and Xcode. In accessibility contexts, IDEs are important because they can host plugins and extensions that help…
- Image Map(also: Clickable Map, Imagemap)
- An HTML feature that allows different regions of a single image to be designated as separate hyperlinks, each pointing to a different URL. Image maps can be client-side (coordinates and links defined in HTML MAP and AREA elements) or server-side (click coordinates sent to the…
- Internationalization(also: i18n)
- The process of designing and developing software, websites, or applications so that they can be adapted to different languages, regions, and cultural conventions without requiring engineering changes. Internationalization involves architectural decisions such as supporting…
- Internet Archive(also: Wayback Machine, Web Archive)
- A non-profit digital library founded in 1996 that archives web pages, books, audio, video, and software for free public access. Its Wayback Machine service stores historical snapshots of websites, allowing researchers to view how web pages appeared at specific points in time. In…
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