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Focus trap

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In software engineering, focus trap means: An interface behavior that keeps keyboard focus within an active region, such as a modal dialog, until that region is dismissed.

In Turkish: odak sınırlaması

How it is used

Used in modal accessibility. Users still need a clear way to close the dialog and return focus to a sensible place.

Example sentences

  1. The focus trap keeps the Tab key from moving into the page behind the modal.

    Only controls within the active dialog participate in the keyboard sequence.

  2. A broken focus trap prevented users from reaching the dialog's close button.

    Containment must include all necessary dialog controls rather than trapping the user on one element.

Common collocations

  • implement a focus trap
  • release a focus trap
  • keyboard navigationUsing a site with the keyboard only, moving between links, buttons and fields with Tab and activating them with Enter or Space.
  • modalA screen or window shown on top of the current one that users must deal with, by finishing a task or closing it, before they can return to what they were doing.

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