PawPrint.net Glossary of Terms
This dictionary of web design, photography, computer and graphic design terms has been compiled from many sources and is constantly being augmented and undergoing revisions to try and capture as much of the lingo and technical vocabulary as possible.
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Data and Telecommunications, terms, concepts and abbreviations.
(19 terms)
Browser
The short form of Web Browser.
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Computer Hardware parts, abbreviations and concepts.
(6 terms)
Printed Circuit Board
It usually consists of a metallic conductor pattern on an organic insulating substrate, more complex circuits have several layers stacked togeather. After assembly where components are added, it is known as a printed wiring assembly (PWA).
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Graphic Design & prepress terms from desktop publishing to offset printing.
(14 terms)
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Linux/Unix Terms and Commands.
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TCP
Used in conjunction with the Internet Protocol (IP) to transmit information over the Internet in the form of units.
While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. For example, when a web page is downloaded from a web server, the TCP program layer in that server divides the file into packets, numbers the packets, and then forwards them individually to the ... |
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Photography terms and concepts, including digital and traditional photographic techniques.
(11 terms)
Chromatic-aberration
A lens defect that bends light rays of different colors at different angles and therefore focuses them on different planes.
This is common with low-end digital cameras and small consumer point-and-shoot models. |
Web design termonology, concepts, and abbreviations.
(46 terms)
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