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| animation | a simulationof movement or the perception of motion created by the rapid display of a series of images. |
| animated gif | a graphic format that simulates movement. |
| cel animation | based on the changesthat occur from one frame to another to give the illusion of movement. |
| frame | single image in a video or animation. |
| frame rate | the speed at which frames appear on a display, measured by frames per second. |
| looping | the number of times an animation is repeated. |
| morphing | taking two images and making them one by plotting a series of points on the original image; the second image seems to grow out of the first image. |
| path animation | moves an object along a predetermined path on the screen such as a bouncing ball. |
| tweening | a type of path animation where the user sets the beginning and ending positions and the program automatically fills in the frames on a timeline. |
