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| Graphics | An image or art incorporated into a document. |
| GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) | A compressed file format that used lossess compression technology and can contain up to 256 colors. |
| Lossless Compression | Technology that reduces the file size without any loss of data. |
| Animated GIF | A file that combines several images into a single GIF file so that the images can be displayed one after the other to sumulated movement. |
| JPEG (Foint Photographic Experts Group) | A compressed file format that uses lossy compression technology and can store over 16 million colors. |
| Lossy Compression | Technology that eliminates redundant and unnecessary data in an image to reduce the file size. |
| Multimedia | The collective term for sound, animation, and video. |
| Streaming Transmission | When a Web server sends the first part of a file to a Web browser, and then, while the browser begins playing the file, sends the next segment of the file. |
| Wave (WAV) Format | An uncompressed file format that digitizes audio waveform information at a user-specified sampling rate and can be played on any Windows computer that supports sound. |
| MIDI (Musical Intrument Digital Interface) Format | A file format used for creating small sound files that digitally records information about each element of the sound, including its pitch, length, and volume. |
| AU Format | The audio file format used by the UNIX operating system. |
| MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3) Format | The audio portion of a compressed video format that yields files slightly lower in quality than WAV files, but 90 percent smaller. |
| Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) | A common file format for video on the Web that uses lossy compression technology and can be played using the same software that plays many other multimedia file types, including the player that comes with Windows. |
| AVI | An uncompressed file format used for video on the Web that can be played using the same software that plays many other multimedia file types, including the player that comes with Windows. |
| RealAudio Format | A proprietary compressed audio format developed by RealNetworks, Inc. |
| Windows Media Audio (wma) | A proprietary Windows Media Player file format that will play only in Windoes Media Player. |
| Windows Media Video (wmv) | A proprietary Windows Media Player file format that will play only in Windows Media Player. |
| Advanced System Format (asf) | A proprietary Windows Media Player file format that will play only in Windows Media Player. |
| Quick Time | A proprietary video format developed by Apple Computer that works equally well on Windows and Macintosh computers and which require the QuickTime player to play. |
| Browser Extensions | A program that enhances the capabilities of Web browsers by allowing a Web browser to perform a task that it ws not originally designed to do. |
| Plug-In | A browser extension that a Web browser starts to display or play a specific file type. |
| Helper Application | A browser extention that calls a separate program that is launched to display or play some files; also called helper app. |
| Add-Ons | A browser extension that enhances your browsing experience, such as a toolbar that lets you access a search engine without opening its Web site. |
| PDF Format | A file format that allows documents to maintain a consistent layout and format on different computers when viewed using Adobe Reader. |
| Flash Player | A popular animation browser extension from Adobe that lets your Web browser display simple animations, user interfaces, static graphics, movies, sound, and text that were created using Adobe Flash software. |
| Silverlight | A browser plug-in that delivers high-definition audio and video, high-resolution graphics, and interactive applications, to compete with Adobe's Flash |
| Shockwave Player | A browser extension from Adobe that lets you view animated, three-dimensional interfaces, interactive advertisements and product demonstrations, miltiuser games, straming CD-quality audio, and video that was created using Adobe Director software. |
