@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an eleme
#### Passed Example 4
-These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an element with their [required context role][] even though they are not DOM descendants of it. The `aria-owns` attribute is used to alter the accessibility tree and place the target elements in their [required context role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#scope).
+These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are children in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with their [required context role][] even though they are not its DOM descendants. The `aria-owns` attribute is used to alter the accessibility tree and place the target elements in their [required context role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#scope).
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@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an eleme
#### Passed Example 5
-These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an element with their [required context role][] even though they are not direct DOM descendants of it. The `aria-owns` attribute is used to alter the accessibility tree and place the target elements in their [required context role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#scope).
+These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are children in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with their [required context role][] even though they are not its DOM children. The `aria-owns` attribute is used to alter the accessibility tree and place the target elements in their [required context role](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#scope).
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@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an eleme
#### Passed Example 6
-These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an element with their [required context role][] because implicit [ownership][owned by] (inherited from DOM tree structure) crosses shadow boundaries.
+These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are children in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with their [required context role][] because the [accessibility tree][] mimics the DOM tree across shadow boundaries.
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@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are [owned by][] an eleme
#### Failed Example 1
-This element with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` is not [owned by][] an element with its [required context role][].
+This element with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` is not a child in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with its [required context role][].
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@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ This element with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` is not [owned by][] an elem
#### Failed Example 2
-These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not [owned by][] an element with their [required context role][]. They are [owned by][] the `tabpanel` element, because it is the closest ancestor.
+These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not children in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with their [required context role][], but of an element with the `tabpanel` role.
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@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not [owned by][] an e
#### Failed Example 3
-These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not [owned by][] an element with their [required context role][]. They are instead [owned by][] the `div` with an `aria-label` attribute; even though this `div` has no role, it has a global ARIA attribute and is thus [included in the accessibility tree][].
+These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not children in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with their [required context role][]. They are instead children in the [accessibility tree][] of the `div` with an `aria-label` attribute; even though this `div` has no role, it has a global ARIA attribute and is thus [included in the accessibility tree][].
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@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not [owned by][] an e
#### Failed Example 4
-These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not [owned by][] an element with their [required context role][] because explicit [ownership][owned by] (set by `aria-owns`) does not cross shadow boundaries.
+These elements with an [explicit role][] of `listitem` are not children in the [accessibility tree][] of an element with their [required context role][] because explicit parent-child relation in the [accessibility tree][] (set by `aria-owns`) does not cross shadow boundaries.
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@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ There is no element with an [explicit role][] different from its [implicit role]
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+[accessibility tree]: https://www.w3.org/TR/act-rules-aspects/#input-aspects-accessibility 'Definition of accessibility tree'
[aria 1.1]: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/ 'WAI ARIA 1.1 specifications'
[content model]: https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/dom.html#concept-element-content-model 'HTML definition of the Content Model'
[dpub 1.0]: https://www.w3.org/TR/dpub-aria-1.0/ 'Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module (DPUB ARIA) 1.0'
@@ -242,7 +245,6 @@ There is no element with an [explicit role][] different from its [implicit role]
[implicit role]: #implicit-role 'Definition of Implicit Role'
[implicit semantic role]: #implicit-role 'Definition of Implicit Role'
[included in the accessibility tree]: #included-in-the-accessibility-tree 'Definition of Included in the Accessibility Tree'
-[owned by]: #owned-by 'Definition of Owned by'
[required context role]: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#scope 'WAI ARIA definition of Required Context Role'
[required context roles]: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#scope 'WAI ARIA definition of Required Context Role'
[sc411]: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#parsing 'Success Criterion 4.1.1 Parsing'