Learn to say popular web accessibility tool names correctly.
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How is axe DevTools (accessibility testing browser extension and library) correctly pronounced?
axe DevTools is pronounced 'AKS DEV-toolz' — 'axe' (like the tool for chopping wood) plus 'DevTools' (short for developer tools). In a technical interview: "axe DevTools flagged a dozen colour-contrast issues before the page even reached QA."
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How is WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation tool) correctly pronounced?
WAVE is pronounced 'WAYV' — one syllable, exactly like the everyday word for an ocean wave, long A. In a technical interview: "WAVE highlighted every image on the page that was missing alt text."
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How is Lighthouse (Google's automated web quality and accessibility auditing tool) correctly pronounced?
Lighthouse (the auditing tool) is pronounced 'LYT-hows' — exactly like the everyday word for the coastal tower with a beacon, long I. In a technical interview: "Lighthouse's accessibility score dropped the moment we removed the form labels during the redesign."
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How is Pa11y (automated accessibility testing tool, short for 'accessibility') correctly pronounced?
Pa11y is pronounced 'PAL-ee' — the '11' stands for the eleven omitted letters in 'accessibility', but the whole name is read like the word 'pally'. In a technical interview: "Pa11y ran automatically in CI, so an accessibility regression could never sneak past code review."
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How is Stark (accessibility and contrast-checking plugin for design tools) correctly pronounced?
Stark (the accessibility plugin) is pronounced 'STAHRK' — one syllable, exactly like the everyday word meaning 'severe' or 'plain'. In a technical interview: "Stark caught the low-contrast button colour right there inside the Figma file, before it ever reached development."