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WD I - Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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Absolute unitFont size definitions that use one of five standard units of measurement.
Animated GIFAn image composed of several images that are displayed one after the other.
Client-side image mapAn image map that is stored in an HTML file.
Color valueA numerical expression that precisely describes a color.
DitheringWhen a browser combines similar colors from its palette to approximate the original color’s appearance.
DpiDots per inch, a unit of measurement of the resolution of an output device.
Em unitA unit of measurement of font size, equal to the width of the capital letter “M.”
Ex unitA unit of measurement of font size, equal to the height of the lowercase letter “x.”
FlashA proprietary graphics format from Macromedia.
Generic fontA name for a general description of a font’s appearance.
GIFGraphics Interchange Format; a commonly used graphics format on the Web.
GIF89aA GIF format that supports interlacing, transparent colors and animation.
Graphics Interchange FormatGIF.
Hanging indentA paragraph format that extends the first line of text to the left of the text block.
HexadecimalA number expressed in base 16, used to express color values.
HotspotA specific area of a graphic that has its own link.
Image mapA tag that lists the boundaries of all hotspots in a graphic.
Interlaced GIFA GIF file that is saved and retrieved in stages.
InterlacingThe method by which a software product saves and retrieves a GIF image.
Joint Photographic Experts GroupA graphics file format.
KerningThe amount of space between pairs of letters.
LeadingThe amount of space between lines of text.
MacromediaDeveloper of Flash graphics format files.
Noninterlaced GIFThe process of saving a graphics file one line at a time.
PaletteA selection of colors.
PixelA unit of measurement that represents a single dot on an output device.
PNGPortable Network Graphics, a graphics file format.
Portable Network GraphicsPNG.
Progressive JPEGA JPEG format that creates effects similar to interlacing.
Relative unitAn expression of font size relative to the size of a standard character.
RGB tripletA representation of a color based on the percentages of red, green, and blue.
Safety paletteA palette of colors that are guaranteed not to dither in any Web browser.
ScalableA process that allows a Web page to be rendered the same way, no matter how a user’s output device is configured.
Scalable Vector GraphicsA graphics file format useful for creating line art.
Server-side image mapAn image map that is stored on a Web server.
SpacerA transparent GIF image used as a layout device in earlier HTML files.
Specific fontA named font, such as Times New Roman, for example, as opposed to a generic font style (serif, for example).
Splash screenA Web page that contains links to other pages on the site, but which contains no substantial content of its own.
SVGScalable Vector Graphics.
TilingThe process of repeating an image horizontally and vertically until it fills up a page.
TrackingThe amount of spacing between words.
Transparent colorA color in a graphics file that is not displayed when the image is viewed in an application.
WatermarkA fixed background image.
Web-safe colorsA palette of colors that are guaranteed not to dither in any Web browser.



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