Glossary

This glossary defines technical terms and abbreviations used in RICOH Accessibility Designer.

A

AFP
Advanced Function Presentation
AT
Assistive Technology

C

control file
XML file that records content for further reuse on multiple documents with identical or similar content.

E

element
Section of content used for matching purposes in order to create rules.

M

macro definition
Used to create macro rules.
macro definitions file
An XML file that stores rules to be used multiple times within the same control file or a different control file.
macro rule
Rule with specific properties created to be used several times across the PDF file.
match
The action used to select PDF elements.
Synonym for tag.

P

PDF
Portable Document Format
An Adobe PostScript data format that can be viewed or printed.
PDF/UA
PDF/Universal Accessibility
Project
Structured tagged PDF content, exported as control file.

R

rule
Matched PDF semantic grouping.

T

tag
Standardised content marker.
Synonym for mark.

V

validation
In RICOH Accessibility Designer, the process of checking whether all PDF elements have been matched.
Synonym for review.