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)
FTP
A protocol developed to enable the transfer of files across a network. It provides a reletively insecure username and password security but has been more recently enhanced to allow for SSL encryption to provide a secure password exchange.
To some extent the use of FTP has been superceeded by SFTP (a component of SSH) or the secure file transfer protocol. |
Computer Hardware parts, abbreviations and concepts.
(6 terms)
Mother Board
1) The main Printed Circuit Board (PCB) of a computer - referred to as a Mother Board because other smaller PCB´s are sometimes attached to it - this are in turn referred to as daughter boards.
2) Any PCB that can accept daughter boards. |
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Graphic Design & prepress terms from desktop publishing to offset printing.
(14 terms)
DPI
A measure of image resolution - typical screen resolution is 72 dip whereas printing presse print at 300dpi.
When measuring the resolution of an image you need to know both the physical size and the resolution (in DPI) to acertain the actual amount of data. For example: An image that is 10 inches wide... at 72dpi would be 720 pixels wide at 300dpi would be 3000 pixels wide (roughly 3.5 times the resolution) |
Linux/Unix Terms and Commands.
(9 terms)
ls
ls [options] [names]
List the contents of a directory or directories. This is similar to the dos command ´dir´ frequently abbreviated in many shells to ll for ls -l which lists files with long format. If no [names] then the contents of the current directory are listed. Options -1, --format=single-column Print one entry per line of output. -a List all files, including the normally hidden files whose names begin with a period. -b, --escape Display nonprinting characters in octal an... |
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Photography terms and concepts, including digital and traditional photographic techniques.
(11 terms)
DPI
A measure of image resolution - typical screen resolution is 72 dip whereas printing presse print at 300dpi.
When measuring the resolution of an image you need to know both the physical size and the resolution (in DPI) to acertain the actual amount of data. For example: An image that is 10 inches wide... at 72dpi would be 720 pixels wide at 300dpi would be 3000 pixels wide (roughly 3.5 times the resolution) |
Web design termonology, concepts, and abbreviations.
(46 terms)
SEO
The process of altering web pages to correct errors and add strategically placed keywords with the goal of achieving better placement in the search engines.
PawPrint believes that this is an intrinsic part of authoring any web site and despite the claims of many companies that specialize in SEO only, should not be necessary if the page was designed correctly from the outset. |
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