Accessible documents & interfaces · Working

Descriptive link text

ELI5

Link wording that explains the destination or action without relying on surrounding context.

Used in conversation

“The production plan needs to address the descriptive link text before work begins.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Descriptive link text” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.