"screen reader" meaning in English

See screen reader in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: screen readers [plural], screen-reader [alternative], screenreader [alternative]
Etymology: From screen + reader. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|screen|reader}} screen + reader Head templates: {{en-noun}} screen reader (plural screen readers)
  1. (computing) A software application that speaks aloud information from a computer display, for users with impaired vision. Translations (computing: a software application): ruudunlukuohjelma (Finnish), képernyőolvasó (Hungarian), leitor de tela [Brazil] (Portuguese), leitor de ecrã [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese)

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Alternative forms

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