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WCAG

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

abbreviationCore term

In software engineering, WCAG means: Short for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: the international standard, published by the W3C, that explains how to make websites and apps accessible.

In Turkish: Web İçeriği Erişilebilirlik Yönergeleri, WCAG

How it is used

Built on four principles, remembered as POUR: perceivable, operable, understandable and robust. Success criteria have three levels, A, AA and AAA; most laws and companies aim for AA. Version 2.2 was published in 2023.

Example sentences

  1. Our contract requires the website to meet WCAG 2.2 level AA.

  2. This error message fails WCAG because it relies only on red colour.

Common collocations

  • meet WCAG
  • WCAG AA compliance
  • WCAG success criteria
  • WCAG guidelines
  • accessibilityThe practice of making websites usable by everyone, including people who are blind or deaf, have limited movement or use assistive technology.
  • color contrastThe difference in brightness between text or an icon and its background, which decides how easy it is to see, especially for people with low vision.
  • keyboard navigationUsing a site with the keyboard only, moving between links, buttons and fields with Tab and activating them with Enter or Space.

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