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| adjustments layer | create this on a image in the layers panel to make visual changes such as making a photo lighter or darker , sharpening or adjusting the color balance or hue |
| application bar | a bar at the top of the workspace that contains photoshop's menus and several other commonly-used tools to help you manage your workspace |
| background color | color that is revealed by the Eraser Tool when is is used on a layer that has transparency locked; It is white by default and is use to make gradient fills and fill in areas of an image that have been erased |
| brightness | the measurement of a relative lightness or darkness of a color; measured in a percentage from 0% (black) to 100% (white) |
| burn | use these to darken parts of your image where you click and drag this tool. You can ste the exposure amount and choose highlights, mid tones or shadows in the option bar. |
| Clone Stamp Tool | A retouching tool that allows a user to copy a selected area and paste it over another area to cover blemishes or other problems in the photo. |
| CMYK | a color mode used for four-color printing. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black |
| Color Balance | the adjustment of the intensity of the colors in an image |
| Color Mode | determines the color model used to display and print images. |
| Color Picker | A feature that lets you choose a color from a color spectrum or numerically to define a custom color. |
| crop | To cut off |
| dodge | use this to lighten parts of your image where you click and drag this tool. |
| font | a named set of text and numeric characters |
| flatten | merge all layers in an image using a single command |
| icon | picture or symbol |
| kerning | space between each letter |
| scale | to make smaller or larger |
| pixels | dots that make up an image |
| PNG | an image file format that supports grayscale 256 color true color images and alpha transparency |
| polygonal | a selection tool useful for creating a selection that is made up of straight lines |
| Duotone | A color mode that uses two colors |
| Fastening Points | Points created by the Magnetic Lasso Tool that hold the selection border to the edges in the image |
| Feathering | A fading out effect created at the edges of a selection |
| File Size | The digital size of an image |
| Filters | can significantly alter an image's appearance |
| Foreground color | The color applied by painting tools in photoshop. |