IEEE 754

/ˈaɪ-tri-ˈtri-fɪv-foʊr/

noun — “the rulebook that tells computers how to lie about real numbers… consistently.”

IEEE 754 is a widely adopted standard for representing and performing arithmetic on floating-point numbers in digital systems. It defines how real numbers are encoded into binary, how operations like addition and multiplication behave, and what happens when numbers become too large, too small, or mathematically undefined.

WCAG

/ˈdʌbəl-juː kæg/

noun — “the rulebook that makes the web usable for more humans, not fewer.”

Unicode

/ˈjuːnɪˌkoʊd/

noun — "a universal standard for encoding, representing, and handling text."

Unicode is a computing industry standard designed to provide a consistent and unambiguous way to encode, represent, and manipulate text from virtually all writing systems in use today. It assigns a unique code point — a numeric value — to every character, symbol, emoji, or diacritical mark, enabling computers and software to interchange text across different platforms, languages, and devices without loss of meaning or corruption.

Ohm

/oʊm/

noun … “Unit of electrical resistance.”

Ohm is the standard unit used to quantify resistance in an electrical circuit. One ohm (Ω) is defined as the resistance that allows one ampere of current to flow when one volt of voltage is applied across it, according to Ohm’s law (V = I × R).

Key characteristics of Ohm include:

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