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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Web Adaptation(also: Content Adaptation, Web Content Adaptation)
The process of automatically modifying web content to improve usability, accessibility, or presentation for specific users, devices, or contexts. Web adaptation techniques include restructuring page layouts, generating content summaries, creating hierarchical outlines of page…
Web Aesthetics(also: Visual Aesthetics, Website Aesthetics)
The study and application of visual appeal in web design, encompassing how users perceive and respond to the visual qualities of websites. Research has identified two main dimensions of web aesthetics: classical aesthetics (characterised by simplicity, clarity, and orderliness)…
Web Interaction Environment(also: WIE)
A modelling concept defined as a particular audience group's set of intrinsic characteristics upon which tailored evaluation procedures can be applied to a website. Introduced by Lopes and Carrico (2008), WIEs organize user characteristics across four domains: Users (abilities,…
Web Page Preview(also: Page Preview, Link Target Preview)
A summary or representation of a web page's content provided to users before they navigate to that page, allowing them to assess its relevance without committing to a full visit. For sighted users, visual previews like thumbnails or pop-up snippets serve this purpose. For screen…
White Glove Service
A hospitality concept denoting personalized, detail-oriented service characterized by five qualities: anticipatory assistance (acting before being asked), discretion and privacy, attention to detail, personalization, and seamless problem resolution. In accessibility and…
Wireframe(also: Wireframing, UI Mockup, Page Schematic)
A visual guide representing the skeletal framework of a website or application, showing page layout, content placement, and navigation structure before detailed design begins. Wireframes are fundamental to web development planning and information architecture. However,…

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