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Screen Reader

Software that reads the screen aloud.

Definition

Software that converts the accessibility tree into speech or braille and provides structural navigation.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

Software that reads the screen aloud.

Example

NVDA on Windows, VoiceOver on macOS and iOS, TalkBack on Android.

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Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.