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Glossary
Glossary
application software A software product, such as a spreadsheet or
word processing program, that is designed for
use on a personal computer.
Air Brush Air Brush is a name for a modified Floyd-
Steinberg Error-Diffusion, sometimes called the
diffusion or scatter style of printing.
dithering When images are printed using the dithering
selections from the halftoning area, the printer
driver uses a matrix of dots to represent the
image. You may need to experiment to find the
halftone best suitable for a particular picture. In
most cases, the Air Brush setting produces the
best results.
driver see printer driver.
fine dither A halftone method used for detailed graphics
with limited shading.
font A set of characters of a given size and style.
halftone An array in which dots are placed to simulate
colors and shades of gray.
hard drive A stand-alone hardware unit that offers
additional data storage for your computer and
can read and store data on diskettes. Also called
hard disk or fixed disk drive.
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