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screen reader

[ skreen ree-der ]

noun

, Digital Technology.
  1. a piece of software that renders visual data as synthesized speech or Braille:

    Your social media posts would be more accessible for blind people and others using screen readers if you’d just add alt text to your images.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of screen reader1

First recorded in 1935–40 in the sense “a device for reading microfilm or microfiche”

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