Accessibility

//əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness. uncountable, usually

    "He says the company's FLIRT design, in particular its retractable steps, provides greater accessibility, while the technology is highly innovative and reliable."

  2. 2
    the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with wordnet
  3. 3
    Features that increase software usability for users with certain impairments. uncountable, usually

    "The purpose of this study is to measure West Virginia University's website accessibility for students and users who are blind or visually impaired and compare that measurement to the measurement of other websites of […]"

  4. 4
    the quality of being at hand when needed wordnet

Synonyms

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a11yaccessapproachabilityapproachabilityavailabilityavailableness

Example

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"Imogen of the Internet blatantly forsakes web accessibility guidelines when redesigning her Tumblr for the twelfth time today."

Etymology

From accessible + -ity, after Late Latin accessibilitas, from Latin accessibilis.

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