Category: Visual and Media Accessibility
Zoom
Simply put
A feature of a web browser, program, or digital interface to increase or decrease the size presented content.
Why it matters
This term refers to the general and unbranded function of a program that allows people to usually magnify content to make it more readable to them.
Commonly, there may be a sliding scale or a numeric percentage that is either always visible or collapsed in a menu to adjust screen magnification. With the onset of touchscreen computing and smartphones, people may also pinch to zoom.