w3c · fstrr · Sep 29, 2025
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/help-and-feedback/feedback.md b/guidelines/groups/help-and-feedback/feedback.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ children:
   - feedback-mechanism
 ---
 
-Users can provide feedback to :term[content] author(s).
+Users can provide feedback to :term[content author(s)].
diff --git a/...age-and-media-alternatives/audio-descriptions/audio-descriptions-prerecorded.md b/...age-and-media-alternatives/audio-descriptions/audio-descriptions-prerecorded.md
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ status: developing
 :term[Audio descriptions] are available in prerecorded :term[video] for visual :term[content] needed to understand the media, except when the video content is an alternative for text and clearly labelled as such.
 
 :::ednote
-WCAG 3 needs to specify how to handle video content with :term[audio] that does not include gaps to insert audio descriptions. Two possible solutions are providing an exception that allows the content author(s) to use :term[descriptive transcripts] instead or requiring content authors to provide an :term[extended audio description].
+WCAG 3 needs to specify how to handle video content with :term[audio] that does not include gaps to insert audio descriptions. Two possible solutions are providing an exception that allows the :term[content author(s)] to use :term[descriptive transcripts] instead or requiring content authors to provide an :term[extended audio description].
 :::
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/image-and-media-alternatives/image-alternatives/style-guide.md b/guidelines/groups/image-and-media-alternatives/image-alternatives/style-guide.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ status: exploratory
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) follow an organizational style guide for :term[text alternatives].
+:term[Content author(s)] follow an organizational style guide for :term[text alternatives].
diff --git a/...age-and-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/media-alternatives-style-guide.md b/...age-and-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/media-alternatives-style-guide.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type: assertion
 status: developing
 ---
 
-Content author(s) follow a style guide that includes guidance on :term[media alternatives].
+:term[Content author(s)] follow a style guide that includes guidance on :term[media alternatives].
 
 :::example
 * **Name:** ABC Inc. Style Guide for Captions

diff --git a/.../image-and-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/reviewed-by-content-authors.md b/.../image-and-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/reviewed-by-content-authors.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type: assertion
 status: developing
 ---
 
-Content author(s) have reviewed the :term[media alternatives].
+:term[Content author(s)] have reviewed the :term[media alternatives].
 
 * Role of the creator
 * Number of creators (for each Role)

diff --git a/...-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/testing-media-alternatives-with-users.md b/...-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/testing-media-alternatives-with-users.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type: assertion
 status: developing
 ---
 
-Content author(s) conducted tests with users who need :term[media alternatives] and fixed issues based on the findings.
+:term[Content author(s)] conducted tests with users who need :term[media alternatives] and fixed issues based on the findings.
 
 * Types of disabilities each user had
 * Number of users (for each type of disability)

diff --git a/guidelines/groups/image-and-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/video-player.md b/guidelines/groups/image-and-media-alternatives/media-alternatives/video-player.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type: assertion
 status: developing
 ---
 
-Content author(s) provide a :term[video] player that supports appropriate :term[media alternatives]. The video player includes the following features [list all that apply]:
+:term[Content author(s)] provide a :term[video] player that supports appropriate :term[media alternatives]. The video player includes the following features [list all that apply]:
 
 * Supports closed :term[captions] in a standard caption format;
 * Turning captions on and off;

diff --git a/.../physical-or-cognitive-effort-when-using-keyboard/comparable-keyboard-effort.md b/.../physical-or-cognitive-effort-when-using-keyboard/comparable-keyboard-effort.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) follow user interface design principles that include minimizing the difference between the number of input commands required when using the :term[keyboard interface] only and the number of commands when using other input modalities.
+:term[Content author(s)] follow user interface design principles that include minimizing the difference between the number of input commands required when using the :term[keyboard interface] only and the number of commands when using other input modalities.
 
 :::note
 Other input modalities include :term[pointing devices], voice and speech recognition, :term[gesture], :term[camera input], and any other means of input or control.

diff --git a/...es/groups/interactive-components/keyboard-focus-appearance/focus-style-guide.md b/...es/groups/interactive-components/keyboard-focus-appearance/focus-style-guide.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ status: exploratory
 type: assertion
 ---
 
- :term[Content] author(s) follow a style guide that includes guidance on focus indicators.
+ :term[Content author(s)] follow a style guide that includes guidance on focus indicators.
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/algorithms/inclusive-data-set.md b/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/algorithms/inclusive-data-set.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) train AI models using representative and unbiased disability-related information that is proportional to the general population. 
+:term[Content author(s)] train AI models using representative and unbiased disability-related information that is proportional to the general population. 
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/algorithms/no-harm-from-algorithms.md b/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/algorithms/no-harm-from-algorithms.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) conduct :term[usability testing] and ethics reviews to minimize the possibility that algorithms disadvantage people with disabilities. 
+:term[Content author(s)] conduct :term[usability testing] and ethics reviews to minimize the possibility that algorithms disadvantage people with disabilities. 
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/information-privacy/safe-content.md b/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/information-privacy/safe-content.md
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ type: assertion
 
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) programmatically (and visually?) indicate content that may be inappropriate or cause harm as identified by an existing standard, policy, or regulation OR identified through user research and provide a :term[mechanism] to avoid it is provided.
+:term[Content author(s)] programmatically (and visually?) indicate content that may be inappropriate or cause harm as identified by an existing standard, policy, or regulation OR identified through user research and provide a :term[mechanism] to avoid it is provided.
 
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/information-privacy/security-procedures.md b/guidelines/groups/policy-and-protection/information-privacy/security-procedures.md
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ status: exploratory
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) :term[private and sensitive information] is handled according to [named security procedures] and reviews are conducted. 
+:term[Content author(s)] :term[private and sensitive information] is handled according to [named security procedures] and reviews are conducted. 
 
diff --git a/...ocess-and-task-completion/avoid-deception/testing-avoid-deception-with-users.md b/...ocess-and-task-completion/avoid-deception/testing-avoid-deception-with-users.md
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ type: assertion
 status: developing
 ---
 
-Content author(s) conducted tests with people with cognitive- and mental-health-related disabilities and fixed issues based on findings.
+:term[Content author(s)] conducted tests with people with cognitive- and mental-health-related disabilities and fixed issues based on findings.
 
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/clear-language-style-guide.md b/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/clear-language-style-guide.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) follow a style guide that includes guidance on clear language and a policy that requires editors to follow the style guide.
+:term[Content author(s)] follow a style guide that includes guidance on clear language and a policy that requires editors to follow the style guide.
 
 The style guide includes guidance on clear words as well as clear numbers, such as avoiding or explaining Roman numerals, removing numerical information that is not :term[essential] for understanding the content, and providing explanations of essential numerical information to aid users with disabilities that impact cognitive accessibility.
diff --git a/...elines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/clear-language-training-policy.md b/...elines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/clear-language-training-policy.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) provide training materials that includes guidance on clear language and a policy that editors are required to complete the training regularly.
+:term[Content author(s)] provide training materials that includes guidance on clear language and a policy that editors are required to complete the training regularly.
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/plain-language-review.md b/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/plain-language-review.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) conduct plain language reviews to check against plain language guidance appropriate to the language used. This includes checking that:
+:term[Content author(s)] conduct plain language reviews to check against plain language guidance appropriate to the language used. This includes checking that:
 - the verb tense used is easiest to understand in context;
 - content is organized into short paragraphs; and
 - Paragraphs of :term[informative] :term[content] begin with a sentence stating the aim or purpose of the content.
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/review-process.md b/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/review-process.md
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-:term[Content] author(s) review content for clear language before publication.
+:term[Content author(s)] review content for clear language before publication.
 
 If AI tools are used to generate or alter content, the content author(s) have a documented process for a human to review and attest that the content is clear and conveys the intended meaning.
diff --git a/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/visual-aids.md b/guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/visual-aids.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ status: developing
 type: assertion
 ---
 
-Content author(s) have reviewed written :term[content] for complex ideas such as processes, workflows, relationships, or chronological information and added supplemental visual aids to assist readers with understanding them. 
+:term[Content author(s)] have reviewed written :term[content] for complex ideas such as processes, workflows, relationships, or chronological information and added supplemental visual aids to assist readers with understanding them. 
diff --git a/guidelines/terms/content-author.md b/guidelines/terms/content-author.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+status: placeholder
+synonyms:
+  - content author(s)
+---
+
+:::ednote
+To be defined.
+:::
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		:term[Content] author(s) programmatically (and visually?) indicate content that may be inappropriate or cause harm as identified by an existing standard, policy, or regulation OR identified through user research and provide a :term[mechanism] to avoid it is provided.
		:term[Content author(s)] programmatically (and visually?) indicate content that may be inappropriate or cause harm as identified by an existing standard, policy, or regulation OR identified through user research and provide a :term[mechanism] to avoid it is provided.