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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of screen reader¹

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