- From: Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:37:34 +0200
- To: Gisli Balthazaar Karason <gbk@specialminds.dk>
- Cc: "site-comments@w3.org" <site-comments@w3.org>, Stein Erik Skotkjerra <stes@specialminds.dk>
Hello! I have redirected your message to the mailing list for comments on deliverables of the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group. cf. <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-agwg-comments/> Coralie > On 25 Aug 2025, at 11:25, Gisli Balthazaar Karason <gbk@specialminds.dk> wrote: > > To whom it may concern > > During use of the accessibility guidelines as a reference for compliance, I have happened upon the following error: > > I the section “Glossary”, of WCAG 2.1 and - 2.2, under “abbreviation”, two varieties of abbreviations are listed: Initialisms and Acronyms. > Initialisms are defined as “shortened forms of a name or phrase made from the initial letters of words or syllables contained in that name or phrase” e.g.: ESP > Acronyms are defined as “abbreviated forms made from the initial letters or parts of other words (in a name or phrase) which may be pronounced as a word” e.g.: NOAA > > Further down the same section, one finds “CAPTCHA” as an example of abbreviation of the initialism-variety, but as stated above, abbreviations pronounced as a word are classified as acronyms. > > It is my understanding that the entry for “CAPTCHA” should read: “acronym for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart"” Kind regards > > Gisli Karason > Consultant +45 5273 9122 > gbk@specialminds.dk > specialmindsit.dk > Gunnar Clausens Vej 68, 8260 Viby J > . > Følg os Nyhedsbrev til fagprofessionelle > Find os i Aalborg, Aarhus, Kolding og Silkeborg -- Coralie Mercier (she/her) - Director of W3C Marketing & Communications mailto:coralie@w3.org - https://www.w3.org/People/Coralie/
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