Meanings
nounscreen reader (plural screen readers)
plural screen readers · alternative screen-reader · alternative screenreader
- computingA software application that speaks aloud information from a computer display, for users with impaired vision.First known use 1988.
Origin
Translations
Finnish ruudunlukuohjelma
- ruudunlukuohjelmacomputing: a software application
Hungarian képernyőolvasó
- képernyőolvasócomputing: a software application
Portuguese leitor de tela, leitor de ecrã
- leitor de telacomputing: a software application
- leitor de ecrãcomputing: a software application
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APA
screen reader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20reader
MLA
“screen reader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20reader. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screen reader,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screen%20reader.
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