Principle 3 Understandable · Guideline 3.2: Predictable
3.2.4 Consistent Identification
The same function is labelled the same way throughout.
What this means in practice
Not “Search” here, “Find” there and an unlabelled magnifier elsewhere. Applies to icons too: same meaning, same icon.
Normative wording
The binding text lives at the W3C. What you read here is our own faithful rendering – not a quotation.