cosmetic row

What cosmetic row means

Shown on a report because it is true, unscored because a grade is a claim about machine readability and a cosmetic row would dilute it.

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The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.

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Questions about cosmetic row

What is cosmetic row?

A measurement that cannot affect whether a machine reaches, reads or quotes a page: a touch icon, a theme colour, a favicon format.

What does cosmetic row not show or guarantee?

A measurement that cannot affect whether a machine reaches, reads or quotes a page: a touch icon, a theme colour, a favicon format.

Which area of the glossary does cosmetic row belong to?

Measurement and evidence: The vocabulary for saying how strongly something is known.

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