| A | B |
| Actual Coordinates | Actual x and y values on a drawing surface |
| Animation | Similar images displayed quicly one after the other to give the impression of continuous motion. |
| Child control | The objects on a form as they relate to the form |
| Drawing surface | The surface of a form, button, or almost any other object used for creating shapes. |
| Parent Control | A form as it relates to its objects |
| Pixel | Each point on a surface. The number of pixels in a surface depends on the screen resolution. |
| Point | An x-coordinate and y-coordinate that together indicate a specific location |
| Relative coordinates | x and y coordinates which are specified relative to a form |
| Tiled | An image that is repeated to fill an object |