| A | B |
| Hair pressing | straightening extremely curly or uncurls hair means of a heat iron or comb |
| Backcombing | involves combing small section of hair from the end toward the scalp |
| Finger waving | shaping and directing the hair into an S pattern |
| Apex | highest point on the top of the head |
| Clipper-over-comb | clipper move side to side across the comb rather than notion to top |
| Cross-checking | opposite way from which you cut it in order to check from precision of line and shape |
| Elevation | subsection of hair is held, or lifted, form the head when cutting |
| Guideline | the first selection that is cut create a shape |
| Nape | back part of the neck |
| Palm-to-palm | cutting position in which the palms of both hand facing each other |