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Creating Graphics
Lesson 2
Term | Definition |
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FILE FORMAT | THE WAY THE DATA IN A FILE IS STORED. |
NATIVE FILE FORMAT | THE DEFAULT FILE FORMAT FOR A PARTICULAR PROGRAM. |
COMPATIBLE | ONE THAT A PROGRAM CAN OPEN, READ, AND SAVE, EVEN IF IT IS NOT THE DEFAULT. |
DOWNLOAD | COPIES THE FILE FROM THE WEB SITE TO YOUR COMPUTER. |
SEARCH SITE | A WEB SITE THAT HELPS YOU LOCATE A WEB PAGE EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PAGE'S ADDRESS. |
KEY TERM | A WORD OF PHRASE THAT YOU BELIEVE IDENTIFIES THE WEB SITE. |
OPTIMIZE | SELECTING OPTIONS FOR THE BEST COMBINATION OF FILE SIZE AND QUALITY, DEPENDING ON THE EXPORT FORMAT YOU SELECT. |
COLOR PALETTE | A SET OF UP TO 256 COLORS THAT MAY BE USED IN A FILE. |
WEBSAFE COLORS | COLORS THAT ARE DISPLAYED THE SAME WAY IN ALL WEB BROWSERS. |
COLOR DEPTH | THE NUMBER OF COLORS IN AN IMAGE OR ON A SCREEN. |
DITHERING | A PROCESS A PROGRAM USES TO APPROXIMATE COLORS THAT ARE NOT PART OF ITS COLOR PALETTE. |
LOSS | USED TO CONTROL COMPRESSION. |
SMOOTHING | THE DEGREE OF SHARPNESS IN EDGES. |
WIZARD | A SERIES OF PAGES OR DIALOG BOXES THAT STEP YOU THROUGHT A PROCESS THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE CONFUSING OR COMPLICATED. |
CLIPART | PICTURES AND OTHER TYPES OF FILES THAT CAN BE INSERTED INTO A DOCUMENT. |
DEVICE DRIVER | A SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT ENABLES A COMPUTER TO COMMUNICATE WITH A HARDWARE DEVICE. |
EXPORT | PRODUCING A VIDEO OR STILL IMAGE FILE IN A DESIRED FORMAT OR SAVING A FILE IN A FORMAT THAT CAN BE USED BY A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. |
IMPORT | BRINGING IMAGES, VIDEO, OR STILL IMAGES ALREADY ON YOUR COMPUTER INTO AN ANIMATION OR VIDEO-EDITING PROGRAM. |
SCANNER | A HARDWARE DEVICE USED TO TRANSFER PRINTED IMAGES OR TEXT INTO A COMPUTER FILE. |
TWAIN | THE SOFTWARE LANGUAGE USED BY DEVICES SUCH AS SCANNERS AND SOME DIGITAL CAMERAS. |