Kunal Sharma's Flash Cards

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pixel

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In digital imaging, a pixel,dots or picture element is a physical point in a raster image.

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JPEG

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JEPG is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography.

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LCD

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Liquid Crystal display

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memory card

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a small, flat flash drive used especially in digital cameras and mobile phones.

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resolution

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the density of pixels in an image.

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digitize

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convert (pictures or sound) into a digital form that can be processed by a computer.

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megabyte

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a unit of information equal to 220 bytes or, loosely, one million bytes.

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DPI

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dots per inch

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megapixel

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a unit of graphic resolution equivalent to one million or (strictly) 1,048,576 (220) pixels:

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kilobyte

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a unit of memory or data equal to 1,024 (210) bytes.

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PPI

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pixels per inch

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digital photography

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Digital photography is a form of photography that uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors to capture images

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portrait

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painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving

of a person

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group shot

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Group Shot is a photo combining program

developed by Microsoft Research

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environmental portrait

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An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment,

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photography proof sheet

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photography. a contact print.

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candid shot

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photography captured withought creating a posed appearance.

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Desktop Publishing

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the production of printed matter by means of a printer linked to a desktop computer, with special software.

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Typography

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Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.

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Serif

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a slight projection finishing off a stroke of a letter in certain typefaces.

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Sans Serif

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In typography, a sans-serif, sans serif, gothic, san serif or simply sanstypeface is one that does not have the small projecting features called "serifs" at the end of strokes.

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Font

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A font is a set of printable or displayable textcharacter s in a specific style and size.

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Tracking

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the maintenance of a constant difference in frequency between two or more connected circuits or components.

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Ligature

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a thing used for tying or binding something tightly.

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Text Alignment

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arrangement in a straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions:"the tiles had slipped out of alignment"

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A point equals ______ of an inch

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1/72

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In-line graphics

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Graphics images that are embedded within a text document. Inline graphics on the Web are actually HTML pages with links to graphics files stored on the Web server.

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Floating graphics

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Graphics can be inserted into a document "inline" rather than floating in the draw layer. When a graphic is inserted this way, it behaves in almost all respects like a text character.

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Clip Art

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Clip art, in the graphic arts, is pre-made images used to illustrate any medium.

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Caption

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The definition of a caption is a heading or title, or words on a screen that communicate what is being said.

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Word Art

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WordArt is a text modifying feature in Microsoft Word, a popular word processing program.

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Text Wrapping

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The definition of text wrapping is an automatic response from a document creator that when there is not enough room to fit the border of a page it bumps the word to the next line.

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Pull Quote

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A pull quote (also known as a lift-out pull quote) is a key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article and used as a graphic element, serving to entice readers into the article or to highlight a key topic.

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Copyright

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The definition of a copyright is the exclusive right to make copies, sell or market works of art, music and literature.

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Focus Plan

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where to place items

how large to make them

what impact they will have

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z pattern

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In a figure z pattern text alone on a page is read from upper left to right and then down left

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white space

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White space is the space that exists, most frequently behind and around forms, in a work of art or graphic design. When white space becomes a more active element in a design, it appears in the foreground and is said to be “activated.”

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greeking

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In page layout greeking is used to check layout and overall appearance without the distraction of the actual text.

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floating graphics

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A picture or graph that moves up or down on a page of a document as text is deleted or inserted above it.