screen reader

collocation in English

meaningsofscreenandreader

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screen
noun[C]
uk
/skriːn/us
/skriːn/
a flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or words ...
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reader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.dər/us
/ˈriː.dɚ/
someone who reads for pleasure, especially a person who reads ...
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(Definition ofscreenandreaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscreen reader

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Screenreaderchoice is contentious: differing priorities and strong preferences are common.
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The text-based interface could be easily interpreted byscreenreadersoftware.
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Web browsers, word processors, icons and windows and email programs are just some of the applications used successfully byscreenreaderusers.
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Visually impaired users can read the computer screen by usingscreenreadercomputer software and/or braille displays.
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High-speed synthesized speech is used by the visually impaired to quickly navigate computers using ascreenreader.
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It will also hide any motion from thescreenreader.
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Narrator can assist a blind person in installing a full-functionscreenreader, assisting the user until his/her screen reader of choice is up and running.
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It is a type of assistive technology suitable for visually impaired people with some functional vision; visually impaired people with little or no functional vision usually use ascreenreader.
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Younger people are turning to electronic text on computers withscreenreadersoftware instead, a more portable communication method that they can also use with their friends.
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Search engines, screen readers, mobile devices experience difficulty in accessing encapsulated contents in plugins.
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Poorly formatted code can cause accessibility problems for those using software such as screen readers.
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This method is very convenient for most users; however, it does reduce accessibility, e.g. for text-based browsers and screen readers.
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Screen readers and braille devices have fewer problems with tableless designs because they follow a logical structure.
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They're needed for accessibility reasons, especially for screen readers.
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Screen readers can also communicate information on menus, controls, and other visual constructs to permit blind users to interact with these constructs.
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Some screen readers can be tailored to a particular application through scripting.
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This makes the page navigable for users of screen readers or non-graphical browsers.
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The server-side spam filters are extensive and often used by blind players to reduce the load on screen readers.
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Assistive technology services include accessible audio book players, video magnifiers, computer screen readers and other tools to make life with vision loss easier.
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