Web Development Term Definitions

Accessible/Accessibility

Designing a website so people with disabilities (like vision or mobility impairments) can use it effectively.

AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)

Making your content easy for AI tools (like ChatGPT or Google's AI) to find and use in their answers.

API (Application Programming Interface)

A system that lets different software programs talk to each other and share information, like a messenger between apps.

Assistant/Assistive Technology

Tools that help people with disabilities use computers, like screen readers that speak text aloud or voice control software.

Authentication

The security process that verifies who you are (like logging in with a password).