Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Off-Device Processing(also: Cloud Processing, Remote Processing)
- Computing performed on external servers rather than on the user's local device, requiring data to be transmitted over the internet. In the context of visual assistance technologies, off-device processing raises privacy and security concerns because users' images and videos —…
- On-Device Processing(also: Local Processing, Edge Processing)
- Computing performed directly on a user's device (phone, tablet, or wearable) rather than sending data to external servers. On-device processing is particularly valuable for privacy-sensitive accessibility features because it keeps personal visual data under the user's control,…
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