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The horizontal stroke across a lowercase t or f
Cross Stroke
Horizontal stroke
Crossbar
Inside angle where two strokes meet
Crotch
Handwriting with joined-up letters. Can be used to describe an italic font which is similar to
handwriting
Cursive
The storing and handling of information by a computer
Data Processing
A planned combination of visual elements whose organization has been structured into a unified
whole
Design
Term that specifies the resolution of an output device such as a printer or printing press machine
DPI/Dot per inch
The primary diagonal full-length stroke of a character
Diagonal Stem
Part of a capital or lowercase letter that extends below the baseline
Descender
Document that specifies the operational guidelines for the application of a corporate identity
Design Manual
Typefaces used for large type like banners and headlines
Display Font
A feature of HTML used by web designers to create templates for specific type
elements
CSS/Cascading Style Sheet
The small stroke extending from the bowl of a lowercase g or r
Ear
Invisible line marking the lowest part of a capital or lowercase letter that extends below the baseline
Descender Line
Graphic device in which complex statistical concepts of time, space, performance, location, etc. are presented in a condensed visual form.
Diagram
Typographical measurement that is half the width of an Em. It was originally a reference to the width of the capital N in the typeface
En
Enclosed space within the lowercase e
Eye
Tapered or curved end on letters like the bottom of a c or e or the top of a double story a
Finial
Typesetting that uses the full range of type sizes and weights to ensure that information conveyed stands apart from continuous text setting
Display Setting
Typographical measurement derived from the square of each type size. It was originally a reference to the
width and height of the capital M in the typeface which was often the same as the point size.
Em
A graphic representation illustrating the sequential flow of a process or activity
Flow Chart/Flow Diagram
The horizontal lines that break the space into horizontal bands. They can be used to help guide the eye across the page and can be used to impose starting and stopping points for text and images to be aligned.
Flowlines
When elements are aligned to the top of a flowline, it’s called a _____as the elements appear to hang from the line. Type is often aligned to a series of flowlines equally spaced down the page called baselines. The base of the type sits on the line. Aligning type to a baseline can establish a vertical rhythm in a design
Hangline
created when page numbers are placed consistently in the margin, usually above or below the composition.
Folio
Horizontal stroke on the figure 5
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