 | Term | Definition |
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Crop |
To cut out or trim unneeded portions of an image or page |
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.pdf |
Stands for Portable Document Format |
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.rtf |
Rich Text Format |
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Ascending |
Arranging of data in A to Z order |
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Aliasing |
The jagged edges on curves and diagonal lines in a bitmap image |
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Anti-Aliasing |
The process of smoothing out the jagged edges of a bitmap image |
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ROM |
Read Only Memory; the built-in memory containing data that normally can only be read, not written to |
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RAM |
Random Access Memory; the place on the computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer's processor |
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Scanner |
A device that captures images from photographic prints, posters, magazine pages, and similar sources for computer editing and display |
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Overzoom |
A zoom setting of greater than 100% |
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Serif |
The short cross lines at the end of characters |
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San Serif |
Characters which do not have serifs |
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Base Line |
The imaginary line that characters rest on in a line of text |
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Body Text |
The main text in a document, in distinction from headlines and captions |
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Ascender |
The upward vertical stem on some lowercase letters that extends above the x-height (examples: h and b) |
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Gutter |
Space between the columns of text on a page |
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Byte |
8 bits |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit; all the components that make up the main processing unit of the computer |
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EPS |
Encapsulated Postscript; a file format used for sending files to commercial printers thus avoiding the cost of typesetting |
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Draft |
A rough layout of a page, document or publication |
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Pagination |
Process of defining where page breaks will occur |
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Descender |
The part of lowercase letters that extend below the other lowercase letters (examples: p, q, g, y) |
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Justification |
Formatting text so that the lines are equal length producing vertical columns of space at the left and right margins; spaces between words are enlarged so that the text characters always touch both left and right margins |
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Landscape |
Paper orientation; the width is greater than the height |
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Greeking |
The use of dummy text that looks like Greek script and is used to give the impression of a finished document |
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Kerning |
The space between characters |
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Style Sheet |
A list of standard type styles which can be applied to paragraphs in a publication |
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Leaders |
Rows of dots that help lead the reader from one bit of information to another across the page |
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Alignment |
Refers to the lining up the top, bottom, sides, or middle to text or graphic elements on a page |
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Bit Map Image |
A set of bits that represent a graphic image, with each bit or group of bits corresponding to a pixel in the image |
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