Text by which software can identify a component to the user. A name may be hidden and only exposed by assistive technology, whereas a label is presented to all users. In many cases,...
Search Results "Definitions"
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Non-Web Document
A document that is not: a Web page, embedded in a Web page, or used in the rendering or functioning of Web pages.
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Non-Web Software
Software that is not: a Web page, not embedded in a Web page, and not used in the rendering or functioning of Web pages.
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Operable Part
Hardware-based user controls for activating, deactivating, or adjusting ICT.
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Platform Accessibility Services
Services provided by a platform enabling interoperability with assistive technology. Examples are Application Programming Interfaces (API) and the Document Object Model (DOM).
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Platform Software
Software that interacts with hardware or provides services for other software. Platform software may run or host other software, and may isolate them from underlying software or...
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Programmatically Determinable
Ability to be determined by software from author-supplied data that is provided in a way that different user agents, including assistive technologies, can extract and present the...
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Real-Time Text (RTT)
Communications using the transmission of text by which characters are transmitted by a terminal as they are typed. Real-time text is used for conversational purposes. Real-time text...
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Revised 255 Guidelines
The guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act as set forth in 255 Chapters 1 and 2 (36 CFR part...
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Software
Programs, procedures, rules, and related data and documentation that direct the use and operation of ICT and instruct it to perform a given task or function. Software includes, but...
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Software Tools
Software for which the primary function is the development of other software. Software tools usually come in the form of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and are a suite...
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Specialized Customer Premises Equipment
Assistive technology used by individuals with disabilities to originate, route, or terminate telecommunications or interconnected VoIP service. Examples are TTYs and amplified...
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Telecommunications
The signal transmission between or among points specified by the user of information and of the user’s choosing without change in the form or content of the information as sent and...
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Telecommunications Equipment
Equipment, other than customer premises equipment, used by a carrier to provide telecommunications service or interconnected VoIP service and includes software integral to the...
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Terminal
Device or software with which the end user directly interacts and that provides the user interface. For some systems, the software that provides the user interface may reside on more...
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Text
A sequence of characters that can be programmatically determined and that expresses something in human language.
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TTY
Equipment that enables interactive text based communications through the transmission of frequency-shift-keying audio tones across the public switched telephone network. TTYs include...
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Variable Message Signs (VMS)
Non-interactive electronic signs with scrolling, streaming, or paging-down capability. An example of a VMS is an electronic message board at a transit station that displays the gate...
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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
A technology that provides real-time voice communications. VoIP requires a broadband connection from the user’s location and customer premises equipment compatible with Internet...
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Web page
A non-embedded resource obtained from a single Universal Resource Identifier (URI) using HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) plus any other resources that are provided for the...
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Customer Premises Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed rule asked for comments on the definition of customer premises equipment. Some commenters stated that it was unclear whether software was included in the definition....
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Manufacturer (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Manufacturer (Section-by-Section Analysis) This definition is provided as a shorthand reference for a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment....
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Peripheral Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
No definition is provided in the Act but the term peripheral devices commonly refers to audio amplifiers, ring signal lights, some TTYs, refreshable Braille translators, text-to-speech synthesizers...
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Product (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Product (Section-by-Section Analysis) This definition is provided as a shorthand reference for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment....