Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Alt Text Authoring(also: Alt Text Writing, Image Description Authoring)
- The process of composing alternative text descriptions for digital images, undertaken by content authors, developers, or dedicated accessibility specialists. Research has identified several barriers to effective alt text authoring, including authors not knowing what to include,…
- Automatic Alt Text(also: AI-generated Alt Text, Auto Alt Text, Machine-generated Alt Text)
- Alternative text for images that is automatically generated by artificial intelligence systems using computer vision and natural language processing. Platforms like Microsoft PowerPoint, Facebook, and Twitter have incorporated automatic alt text features to increase image…
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