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The dictionary’s order of meanings is a poor authority for determining the meaning of a word in a certain context. For example, if you’re reading a geology rese
by roryokane 6y ago
The dictionary’s order of meanings is a poor authority for determining the meaning of a word in a certain context. For example, if you’re reading a geology research paper that repeatedly mentions “cleavage”, you should interpret that word to mean “the splitting of rocks or crystals in a preferred plane or direction”, even though that’s the last definition of “cleavage” in the dictionary. Similarly, if someone is talking about design and using the word “accessibility”, the disability-related meaning of the word becomes the most likely meaning, even though that meaning is used in a small fraction of all English text.
I do see why the normal meaning of “accessible” is appropriate here – you aren’t able to visually access the information as quickly. In this case I would use terms like “readable” or “information-dense” to avoid confusion.