a11y

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English

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Etymology

Illustration of the numeronym of accessibility.

Numeronym presenting accessibility as "a" followed by 11 more letters, followed by "y".

Noun

a11y (uncountable)

  1. (software engineering) Abbreviation of accessibility.
    Coordinate terms: g11n, i18n, L10n, m17n, p13n

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with the noun ally, despite the latter looking similar in some fonts.

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