| A | B |
| Xylography | Woodcut |
| Beechwood | Common European wood type |
| Stamping | Used for most early European woodcuts |
| Fire Madonna | Famous block print |
| Biblia Pauperum | Poor Man's Bible |
| Lampblack | Most common ink |
| Rubbing | Most common Eastern printing style |
| Printing Press | Recently used in Asia, but more common in Europe |
| Paper | Most common surface onto which the woodcut was transferred |
| Cherry wood | Common Japanese wood type |
| Multiple colors | Possible with woodcut |
| Impression | The result of the woodcut meeting paper |
| Relief printing | Protruding surfaces are inked |
| Visual stimuli | Focus in Europe due to low literacy levels |
| Japonisme | Influence of Japanese art on European art |