Definition: Web Content TECHNOLOGY

Hi,

WCAG-WG has added this definition:

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"Web content technology"

mechanism for encoding instructions to be rendered, played or executed
by user agents

NOTE 1: As used in these guidelines "Web Technology" and the word
"technology" (when used alone) both refer to Web Content Technologies.

NOTE 2: Web Content technologies may include markup languages, data
formats, or programming languages that authors may use alone or in
combination to create end-user experiences that range from static Web
pages to multimedia presentations to dynamic Web applications.

EXAMPLE: Some common examples of Web content technologies include
HTML, CSS, SVG, PNG, PDF, Flash, and JavaScript"

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The term does not appear in ATAG 2.0, since we used "Content Type" 
instead (though the last sentence in that definition makes it clear that 
harmonization would be preferred):

content type
A content type is a data format, programming or markup language that is 
intended to be retrieved and rendered by a user agent (e.g., HTML, CSS, 
SVG, PNG, PDF, Flash, JavaScript or combinations). The usage of the term 
is a subset of WCAG 2.0's [WCAG20] current usage of the term "Technology".


I propose that ATAG 2.0 harmonize with WCAG 2.0 (and with the UAWG which 
may also approve the term) by using the new term instead of "Content Type".

Thoughts?

Cheers,
Jan





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Jan Richards, M.Sc.
User Interface Design Specialist
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
Faculty of Information Studies
University of Toronto

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Received on Friday, 3 August 2007 18:14:28 UTC