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Copyright infringement is the illegal use, production, or sale of materials copyrighted by another person or organization. When rights granted...
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Adobe Flash Player is software used to run content created on the Adobe Flash platform, such as viewing multimedia content,...
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Adobe Illustrator is an industry-standard vector-based graphic design application. Designers use it to create web and mobile graphics, logos, icons...
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Three dimensional (3D) is something that has width, height, and depth. Our physical world is three dimensional, and we are...
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Adobe Inc. is a technology company that creates software applications with a creative design edge. It aims to “change the...
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An infographic is a visual representation of information or data. It combines the words information and graphic and includes a...
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A computer numerical control machine is a computer that gives commands to manufacturing machines to help design and produce equipment...
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User experience describes a user's interaction with products, systems, and services and includes usability, design, navigation, and impression.
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An Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) credential certifies that individuals have the entry-level skills to plan, design, build and maintain effective...
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In graphics software, a layer is the term used to describe the different levels at which you can place an...
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The phrase cool color is used to describe any color that is calm or soothing in nature. Cool colors are...
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In color, the word shade is used to reference how dark the color is. For example, hunter is a shade...
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In color, the word tint is used to reference how light a color is. Shades are derived from a combination...
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The phrase warm color is used to describe any color that is vivid or bold in nature. Warm colors are...
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Hue, Saturation, and Value (HSV) is a color model that is often used in place of the RGB color model...
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In contrast to combining the additive primary colors of red, green, and blue to make white, subtractive primary colors is...
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Tertiary colors are the resulting color formed when an equal amount of a primary and a secondary color are mixed....
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In desktop publishing and word processing, an accent mark, also called a diacritical, it is the term used to describe...
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In desktop publishing and word processing, it is the term used to describe a standard print advertising space, commonly used...
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Additive primary colors are the primary color elements that make up white light. These colors are called additives because you...
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Adjacent colors, also called analogous colors refers to the use of compatible color combinations that blend well together and are...
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A circle shape that is divided equally in to 12 sections, with each section displaying a different color according to...
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The phrase monochromatic or monochromatic colors refers to a single hue in a color palette that is expanded upon by...
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In word processing, the word indent is used to describe the distance, or number of blank spaces used to separate...
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In word processing, print preview refers to formatting a document for the printer, but then displaying it on the display...
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In word processing, track changes is an editing command that is commonly used when you create an original document and...
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A number of Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Word offer the pre-defined Format Painter tool. Format Painter...
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In graphics and image-editing programs, the brush tool is an element of the painting tool that allows you to select...
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In graphics and image-editing programs, color adjustment(s) can be used to change the overall tone of your image and also...
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In graphics and image-editing, color balance can be used to produce interesting image effects. By adding grey and yellow, for...
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Many graphics and image-editing programs offer image effects specifically for digital photos. These types of effects are used to remove...
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In graphics and image-editing programs the painting tool changes the area of your image where you use the cursor to...
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Image dimensions are the length and width of a digital image. It is usually measured in pixels, but some graphics...
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In graphics and image-editing programs, image effects are predefined algorithms that enable you to add special effects to your images....
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A slang term used to describe any image that has been digitally manipulated or altered.
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VIA Carbon Free Computing is an initiative launched by VIA Technologies, a manufacturer of microprocessors and chipsetsin October 2006. Carbon...
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Virtual tour is a panoramic view or video simulation of an existing place that can be viewed online, often for...
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A technology that provides a more realistic view of 3D game visuals providing a more real 3D scene that allows...
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Also called stereoscopy or 3D imaging stereoscopic imaging is a technique used to record and display 3D(three dimensional) images or...
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The process of assigning geographic location metadata to a photos’ EXIFdata, which normally would only contain details about the camera...
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A function on some digital cameras that enables you to take multiple photos in sequence as you shoot. These images...
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The term used to describe the process of enhancing or changing a digital image through the use of graphics and other editing software.
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In graphic design and word processing applications, a grid is a series of vertical and horizontal lines that are used...
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In 3D graphics, Bilinear Filtering is a basic filtering technology used to blend adjoining textures in order to reduce pixelization....
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The actual speed at which the graphics processor on a video card operates. Core clock is measured in megahertz (MHz)....
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In 3D graphics, a fillrate is the rate of speed at which your graphics card can render pixels. The fillrate...
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Short for High Dynamic Range Imaging, HDRI is an imaging technique that allows for a greater dynamic range of exposure...
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WIM is a common technology abbreviation for the following phrases: 1. Windows Imaging Format Short for Windows Imaging Format, WIM...
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In computer graphics software, specifically Adobe Photoshop, the Clone Stamp tool selects and samples an area of your picture and...
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In graphics software, the pen tool is frequently used in the creation of smooth-edged selections, but is not a type...
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The creation or mapping of game levels in video and computer games. Level design requires specific design tools and software...
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In 3D graphics Anisotropic Filtering, abbreviated as AF, is a technique used to improve image quality in computer video games....
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Image (or graphics) editing jargon can be confusing, especially for those who are just learning how to edit digital photographs....
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In video editing motion compensation provides a prediction for the macroblock. When prediction is applied, the DCT is applied to...
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In video editing motion estimation is a type of video compression scheme. The motion estimation process is done by the...
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In video editing motion vectors are used to compress video by storing the changes to an image from one frame...
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Abbreviated as IR, infrared is a wave of light that in the area beyond the visible part of the color...
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In graphics and imaging, color saturation is used to describe the intensity of color in the image. A saturated image...
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In digital photography, lux is the unit of measurement for light intensity. One lux is equivalent to the light level...
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In graphics and video editing, fade out is a term used to describe a transition effect where the image slowly...
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In graphics and video editing dissolve is a term used to describe a transition effect in which one video clip...
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The YUV color space refers to the complete range of colors that can be displayed and recorded on digital video....
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Color temperature refers to a characterization of the spectral properties of a light source and is commonly used during the...
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In digital photography and digital video, chroma noise are fluctuations in color and luminance. Chroma noise is unnatural in appearance...
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Abbreviated as WB, white balance is a function of a digital camera used to compensate for different colors of light...
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A color encoding system used for analog television, such as NTSC and PAL. The YUV color model represents the human...
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In graphics and digital video editing programs, chroma key is a function that renders a specific color in a layer...
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The part of a video card that transfers pixel information. The amount of pixel pipelines a graphics card has can...
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Short for Vertical Sync, Vsync is a display option found in some 3-D computer games that allow the gamer to...
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Used in 3-D computer graphics a shader is a small program or set of algorithms that determines how 3-D surface...
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In computers and technology the term obsolete means the hardware is no longer in use, even though it may still...
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The use of all caps or any standard form of treating letters in a coding or typography project.
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JPEG2000 is a standard for image compression method and file format. This is the successor of the well-known traditional JPEG...
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A process where each pixel of an image is converted into the black foreground or the white background. The colors...
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PDF is a file format developed by Adobe Systems and is evolving technology often used by graphic artists, designers and...
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Full Scene Anti-Aliasing (FSAA), also known as Super Sample Anti-Aliasing (SSAA), is a technique used in gaming to smooth out...
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PictBridge is a technology that lets you print directly from your digital camera to the printer without using a computer...
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Universal 3D (U3D) is a format that allows 3D Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) applications to export the on-screen interactive experience to mainstream...
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Acronym for Scalable Link Interface NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface)technology links two graphics cards together to provide scalability and increased...
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A type of printing prepress process in which a digital image is transmitted directly from a computer to a plate...
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An overview of primary colors, the absence of color, and the additive and subtractive color systems. In grade school we...
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Ultraportable is a class of laptop computer that is designed around its portability. Ultraportables typically weigh less than four pounds...
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(n.) Also referred to as a desknote computer, a computer that physically is the size of a notebook computer but...
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A programming model that allows flexibility in the behavior of a program not possible in traditional API call-based programming. Custom...
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(n.) A version of a software program. The term is usually used in reference to a program that is still...
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ActionScript is a programming language that was initially developed for Macromedia s Flash program in 1998. Web developers first used...
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A program that dissects source code so that it can be translated into object code. See parse.
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Short for Wireless BitMap, a graphic formatoptimized for mobile computing devices. A WBMP image is identified using a TypeField value,...
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Short for Scalable Vector Graphics, a vector graphics file format that enables two-dimensional images to be displayed in XML pages...
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Short for volume pixel, the smallest distinguishable box-shaped part of a three-dimensional image. Voxelization is the process of adding depth...
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The file extension for graphics that have been reduced using run-length encoding. RLE is a compression method that converts consecutive...
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Short for Fractal Image Format, a graphics file format from Iterated Systems, Inc. that uses fractal geometry to compress images....
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Short for Advanced Authoring Format, a multimedia file format introduced by Microsoft in 1998. The goal of AAF is to...
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Short for Advanced Streaming Format, a streaming multimedia file format developed by Microsoft.
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A technology developed by Interactive Pictures Corporation (formerly known as OmniView) that allows users to create and view 360-degree panoramic...
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Short for characters per inch, a typographic measurement specifying the number of characters that can fit on a printed line...
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Short for Super-Video, a technology for transmitting video signals over a cable by dividing the video information into two separate...
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Short for Non-Uniform Rational B–Spline, a mathematical representation of a 3-dimensional object. Most CAD/CAM applications support NURBS, which can be...
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(1) On web pages, a scrolling area of text. Starting with Version 2, Microsoft Internet Explorer supports a special tag...
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Video editing is the process of manipulating recorded video footage. While all true video editing activities are completed post-production, not...
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(1) Short for Dual Independent Bus, a bus architecture that is part of Intel’s Pentium Pro and Pentium II microprocessors....
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A type of programming that utilizes the same properties of natural selection found in biological evolution. The general idea behind...
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A graphic image that can move within a larger graphic. Animation software that supports sprites enables the designer to develop...
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Programming code that, once compiled, is run through a virtual machine instead of the computer s processor. By using this...
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(n) A command inserted in a document that specifies how the document, or a portion of the document, should be...
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Short for software development kit, a programming package that enables a programmer to develop applications for a specific platform. Typically...
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A format for storing digital images, especially digital photographs, developed by Eastman Kodak Company. FlashPix offers a number of unique...
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A branch of artificial intelligence, which uses heuristics — common-sense rules drawn from experience — to solve problems. This is...
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Short for Portable Network Graphics, and pronounced ping, a new bit-mapped graphics format similar to GIF. In fact, PNG was...
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Short for twentieth of a point , a typographical measurement.
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An enhanced version of the QuickTime standard developed by Apple for displaying multimedia content (animation, audio, and video) on computers.
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A 3-D graphics language developed by Silicon Graphics. There are two main implementations: Microsoft OpenGL, developed by Microsoft Cosmo OpenGL,...
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A software interface standard for transferring video processing from a PC’s CPU to the video adapter. The standard was first...
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An API for manipulating and displaying three-dimensional objects. Developed by Microsoft, Direct3D provides programmers with a way to develop 3-D...
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The category of software that represents 3-dimensional objects on a computer. This includes CAD/CAM, computer games, and animation packages.
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Generally, the process of representing a real-world object or phenomenon as a set of mathematical equations. More specifically, the term...
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Adobe Photoshop is the name of a leading paint program from Adobe Systems, Inc. For many years, Photoshop has been...
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Pronounced ver-mal, and short for Virtual Reality Modeling Language, VRML is a specification for displaying 3-dimensional objects on the World...
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A suite of programs developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. for creating and distributing electronic documents. Programs in the suite allow...
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Refers to the use of microspacing to justify text.
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A scalable font technology that is part of Hewlett-Packard's PCL 5 page description language.
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The underlying graphics display system for Apple Macintosh computers.
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(1) A component you can add to a computer or other device to increase its capabilities. Add-ins can increase memory...
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(1) When used to describe text, the arrangement of text or graphics relative to a margin. Flush left alignment means...
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In desktop publishing, to fix a graphical object so that its position relative to some other object remains the same...
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In typography, the portion of a lowercase letter that rises above the main body of the letter (that is, above...
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The process of converting a bit-mapped image (or raster image) into a vector image. In a bit-mapped image, each object...
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In typography, the imaginary line on which characters sit. The x-height of a font is measured from the baseline to...
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(bl d) (n.) Text or graphics that extends all the way to the edge of the paper it is printed...
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The standard bit-mapped graphics format used in the Windows environment. By convention, graphics files in the BMP format end with...
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Text or graphics elements designed to be used over and over. For example, you could create a boilerplate for a...
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A font that is darker than the regular face. For example: normal font, boldface font. Most word processors allow you...
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A small graphical element used to highlight or itemize a list. {bmc RND_BUL.MRB} A round bullet. {bmc SQ-BUL.MRB} A square...
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Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is a combination of two terms CAD and CAM to describe the software that is used...
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Computer-aided design (CAD) is a software tool used by engineers, architects, designers, and drafters to create digital 2D and 3D...
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Acronym for computer-aided design and drafting. CADD systems are CAD systems with additional drafting features. For example, CADD systems enable...
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Abbreviation of computer-aided engineering, computer systems that analyze engineering designs. Most CAD systems have a CAE component, but there are...
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In desktop publishing, camera-ready refers to the final state of a publication before it is printed. Historically, the term has...
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Short for capital letters. For example, “all caps” means all letters capitalized.
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Case sensitive means the ability to distinguish uppercase or lowercase letters in a computer system, software, or program. It’s also...
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Abbreviation of Computer Graphics Metafile, a file format designed by several standards organizations and formally ratified by ANSI. It is...
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(n.) A color model based on human perception developed by the CIE (Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage) committee. While widely regarded...
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Electronic illustrations that can be inserted into a document. Many clip-art packages are available, some general and others specialized for...
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Short for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, and pronounced as separate letters. CMYK is a color model in which all colors are described as...
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(n.) The number of distinct colors that can be represented by a piece of hardware or software. Color depth is...
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The color management system (CMS) is a system for ensuring that colors remain the same regardless of the device or...
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(n.) The process of assuring that a color on one medium remains the same when converted to another medium. This...
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The act of decomposing a color graphic or photo into single-color layers. For example, to print full-color photos with an...
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A computer buzzword that refers to a program or device‘s ability to link with other programs and devices. For example,...
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Courier is the name of a common monospaced (fixed-pitch) font. Most printers support the Courier font. It is also a...
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Printed or drawn lines indicating where the paper should be cut to produce the correct page size. Crop marks are...
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In typography, the portion of a lowercase letter that falls below the baseline. In the English alphabet, 5 letters have...
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Using a personal computer or workstation to produce high-quality printed documents. A desktop publishing system allows you to use different...
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)A small picture, such as a star or a pointing finger, that can be inserted into a document. Many sets...
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A graphics program that enables you to draw pictures, then store the images in files, merge them into documents, and...
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In desktop publishing, the first letter of a paragraph that is enlarged to “drop” down two or more lines, as...
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Abbreviation of Data Exchange File, a two-dimensional graphics file format supported by virtually all PC -based CAD products. It was...
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Electronic publishing means to publish information in an electronic form. This includes publishing CD-ROMs as well as making information available...
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Abbreviation of Encapsulated PostScript. Pronounced as separate letters, EPS is the graphics file format used by the PostScript language. EPS...
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A filter is often referred to as the process of a liquid or gas passing through a porous material like...
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)Refers to fonts in which every character has the same width. Most typewriters and inexpensive printers use fixed-pitch fonts. Newspapers,...
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In desktop publishing, to insert a body of text into a document such that it wraps (or flows) around any...
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(adj) Aligned along a margin. For example, text that is flush left is aligned along the left margin. Flush-right text...
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A set of fonts all with the same typeface, but with different sizes, weights and slants.
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A font is the combination of typeface, size, weight, slope, and style to make up a printable or displayable set...
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One or more lines of text that appear at the bottom of every page of a document. Once you specify...
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A page break that you explicitly insert. The application cannot override a forced page break. Forced page breaks are sometimes...
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A type of program that enables you to design and fill in forms on a computer. Most forms packages contain...
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)A word coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975 to describe shapes that are “self-similar” — that is, shapes that look...
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Short for Globally Executable Multimedia (GEM) Home Platform (MHP) it defines specifications based on MHP together with DVB. GEM is...
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Short for graphics interchange format, a GIF (pronounced jiff or giff) is a bit-mapped graphics file format used by the...
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A file format designed specifically for representing graphical images. Graphics file formats can be broadly categorized into bit-mapped formats and...
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)(1) The approximation of text characters on a screen display. Greeking is often used by word processors that support a...
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In desktop publishing, the space between columns in a multiple-column document.
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)(1) In many applications, when you select a graphical object, an outline of the object appears with small boxes. Each...
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In word processing, a paragraph that has all lines but the first indented. A hanging indent is also known as...
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A return is the process of jumping from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the...
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The term hard is used to describe anything that is permanent or physically exists. In contrast, the term soft refers...
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In word processing, hyphenation refers to splitting a word that would otherwise extend beyond the right margin. Not all word...
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Acronym for Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, an ANSI graphics file format for three-dimensional wire frame models.
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A graphics program that provides a variety of special features for altering bit-mapped images. The difference between image editors and...
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In computer graphics, the process of improving the quality of a digitally stored image by manipulating the image with software....
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A typesetting device that produces very high-resolution output on paper or film. Imagesetters are too expensive for homes or most...
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)In typography, italic refers to fonts with characters slanted to the right. An italic font, however, often includes one or...
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A single pass through a group of instructions. Most programs contain loops of instructions that are executed over and over...
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Short for Joint Photographic Experts Group, and pronounced jay-peg. JPEG is a lossy compression technique for color images. Although it...
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Justification is the alignment of text along a margin. To produce good-looking justification, the word processor and printer must be...
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In word processing, to align text along the left and right margins.
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)In typography, kerning refers to adjusting the space between characters, especially by placing two characters closer together than normal. Kerning...
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In word processing and desktop publishing, the terms portrait and landscape refer to whether the document is oriented vertically or...
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(1) In word processing and desktop publishing, layout refers to the arrangement of text and graphics. The layout of a...
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Rows of dots, dashes or other characters that lead your eye from one text element to another. Leaders are used...
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Pronounced LED-ing. A typographical term that refers to the vertical space between lines of text. The word derives from the...
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Left justify is to align text along the left margin. Left-justified text is the same as flush-left text.
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Short for Linotronic, a type of imagesetter. Although Linotronic is a brand name, the terms Lino and Linotronic are often...
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A common type of high-quality printer, called an imagesetter, capable of printing at resolutions of up to 2540 dots per...
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Lowercase is the description given to small letters, as opposed to capital letters. For example, the word yes is in...
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In word processing, the strips of white space around the edge of the paper. Most word processors allow you to...
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)The insertion of variable-sized spaces between letters to justify text. Some word processors are capable of microspacing. To print microspaced...
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Refers to fonts in which each character has the same width. The opposite of monospacing is proportional spacing, in which...
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Short for metamorphosing, morphing refers to an animation technique in which one image is gradually turned into another. Many advanced...
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In word processing, a header that appears only on odd-numbered pages.
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A printing technique whereby ink is spread on a metal plate with etched images, then transferred to an intermediary surface...
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Orientation generally refers to layout. See under landscape and portrait.
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In word processing, an orphan is the first line of a paragraph that appears as the last line of a...
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A scalable font in which the outlines of each character are geometrically defined. The most popular languages for defining outline...
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(v.) To print one character directly on top of another. In older printers, this was one way to create unusual...
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The page break is found at the end of a page of text. In word processing systems, you can enter...
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A program that enables you to format pages of text and graphics. Many word-processing systems support their own page layout...
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(1) Refers to numbering pages in a document. (2) Refers to dividing a document into pages. Most word processors automatically...
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A graphics program that enables you to draw pictures on the display screen which are represented as bit maps (bit-mapped...
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A popular color matching system used by the printing industry to print spot colors. Most applications that support color printing...
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Originally developed by ZSOFT for its PC Paintbrush program, PCX is a graphics file format for graphics programs running on...
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)(1) Short for pin grid array, a type of chip package in which the connecting pins are located on the...
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A type of computer art that begins with a digitized photograph. Using special image enhancement software, the artist can then...
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A file format for storing digital photographs developed by Eastman Kodak Co.
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(1) Short for Lotus Picture File, the graphics file format used to represent graphics generated by Lotus 1-2-3. (2) Short...
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In typesetting, a pica is a unit of measurement equal to 1/6 of an inch, or 12 points.
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A file format developed by Apple Computer in 1984. PICT files are encoded in QuickDraw commands and can hold both...
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(1) For fixed-pitch (or monospaced) fonts, pitch refers to the number of characters printed per inch. Pitch is one characteristic...
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)(v) To move the pointer on a display screen to select an item. Graphical user interfaces, such as the Macintosh...
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Portrait orientation refers to the vertical design or layout of an image, document, or device. A page with portrait orientation...
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)In word processing, previewing refers to formatting a document for the printer, but then displaying it on the display screen...
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Refers to the CMYK color model used in offset printing. An image is separated into the four colors and printed...
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)A font in which different characters have different pitches (widths). Proportional fonts are also called proportional-pitch fonts. The opposite of...
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)Using different widths for different characters. In a proportionally spaced font, the letter I is narrower than the letter q...
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In text processing, ragged means not aligned along a margin. The opposite of ragged is flush or justified. For example,...
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In word processing, redlining refers to marking text that has been edited. Typically, redlining is used when two or more...
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Refers to the process of adding realism to a computer graphics by adding three-dimensional qualities such as shadows and variations...
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To recalculate page breaks. Word processing and desktop publishing systems decide where to end one page and begin the next...
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Short for red, green, blue monitor, a monitor that requires separate signals for each of the three colors. This differs...
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In typography, roman refers to fonts with characters that are straight up and down rather than slanted. A font designed...
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(1) In word processing and desktop publishing, a straight line that separates columns of text or illustrations. (2) In expert...
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In word processing, a line running across the display screen. It measures the page layout in points, picas, inches, or...
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A limited version of one program that enables you to run another program. To run a program written in Visual...
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What is Sans Serif? Pronounced SAN-SERR-if. A category of typefaces that do not use serifs, small lines at the ends...
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A font represented in an object-oriented graphics language such as PostScript or TrueType. Such fonts are called scalable because the...
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)A small decorative line added as embellishment to the basic form of a character. Typefaces are often described as being...
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Short for prepress service bureau, a company that provides a variety of desktop publishing services. In particular, service bureaus have...
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In computer science, soft is used to describe things that are intangible. For example, you cannot touch software. It’s like...
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Refers to a method of specifying and printing colors in which each color is printed with its own ink. In...
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A method of highlighting text by drawing a horizontal line through the characters. This text, for example, has strikeout formatting....
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In word processing and desktop publishing, a style sheet is a file or form that defines the layout of a...
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In word processing, a named set of formatting parameters. By applying the style name to a section of text, you...
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A symbol or character that appears slightly above a line, as in this example: r2. Footnote numbers appearing in text...
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)Refers to the operating system and all utility programs that manage computer resources at a low level. Software is generally...
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)(n.) (1) Something that establishes or serves as a pattern for reference. (2) A plastic or paper diagram that you...
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Refers to making a computer respond like a particular type of terminal. Terminal emulation programs allow you to access a...
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Text wrap is a feature supported by many word processors that enables you to surround a picture or diagram with...
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)A miniature display of a page to be printed. Thumbnails enable you to see the layout of many pages on...
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Acronym for tagged image file format, one of the most widely supported file formats for storing bit-mapped images on personal...
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Refers to any graphics device or software that uses at least 24 bits to represent each dot or pixel. Using...
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An outline font technology developed jointly by Microsoft and Apple. Because TrueType support is built into all Windows and Macintosh...
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)A design for a set of characters. Popular typefaces include Times Roman, Helvetica, and Courier. The typeface represents one aspect...
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A new version of a software or hardware product designed to replace an older version of the same product. Typically,...
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Uppercase characters are capital letters; lowercase characters are small letters. For example, box is in lowercase while BOX is in...
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Refers to software that runs not only on the computer for which it was designed, but also on newer and...
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A sarcastic term used to designate software and hardware products that have been announced and advertised but are not yet...
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Similar to object-oriented graphics, vector graphics use geometrical formulas to represent digital images. The other method for representing graphical images...
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A feature supported by some word processors and desktop publishing systems in which the system automatically adjusts the vertical space...
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(1) In word processing, the last line of a paragraph that appears as the first line of a page. Widows...
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Short for Windows Metafile Format, graphics file format used to exchange graphics information between Microsoft Windows applications. WMF files can...
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In word processing, a feature that causes the word processor to force all text to fit within the defined margins....
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Pronounced WIZ-zee-wig. Short for what you see is what you get. What is WYSIWYG? A WYSIWYG application is one that...
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Short for what you see is what you print, and pronounced wizzy-whip, refers to the ability of a computer system...
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In typography, the height of a lowercase x in a specific font. This is also called the body height, as...