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I thought it was a play on i18n and l10n -- which I think is in line with the idea that a11y has a connotation of accessibility for computers (vs parks or publi

I thought it was a play on i18n and l10n -- which I think is in line with the idea that a11y has a connotation of accessibility for computers (vs parks or public spaces)

simonw 3y ago
It is exactly that - the same kind of abbreviation as i18n and l10n. As this article points out though, WCAG guideline 3.1.3 advises against weird acronyms like this one.
itslennysfault 3y ago
Don't forget K8s Wiki calls it a "Numerical contractions" which is a type of "Numeronym". So, basically a number of removed letters instead of an apostrophe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeronym https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeronym
- syndicatedjelly 3y ago
  I just realized that k8s is kubernetes...I thought it was a group of k8 clusters or something