Glossary
of Terms
GIF
(Graphics Interchange Format) The file format commonly used to display
graphics and images in HTML document because its designed to minimize file size
and electronic transfer time. GIF files usually are limited in color pallet and
resolution (which is bad for printed pieces).
JPEG (Joint
Photographic Experts Group) The file format commonly used to display photos in
HTML documents. Unlike GIFs, JPEGs retain all color information in an image, but
compresses file size by selectively discarding data (usually the data needed for
print images to look good).
EPS
(Encapsulated PostScript) Used to transfer PostScript language artwork between
applications, this file format is supported by most graphic, illustration, and
page-layout programs.
TIFF
(Tagged-Image File Format) Used to exchange files between applications and
computer platforms, this flexible file format is supported by almost all paint,
image-editing, and page-layout applications. Most desktop scanners can produce
TIFF images. Can be saved as PC- or Macintosh-compatible.
PDF
(Portable Document Format) is the standard for the secure and reliable
distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around the world.
PDF is a universal file format that preserves the fonts, images, graphics, and
layout of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used
to create it.
HTML (HyperText
Markup Language) The basis of the World Wide Web, and what the tutorial is
intended to teach. HTML is a Document Type Definition (DTD), or subset, of the
Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML).
Hyperlink
A link from one document to another, or to any resource, or within a document.
The hyperlinked text is highlighted in some fashion. The default is usually
blue, underlined text, but your display may vary.
Hypertext
This term describes the system that allows documents to be cross- linked in such
a way that the reader can explore related documents by clicking on a highlighted
word or symbol.
SGML
(Standard Generalized Markup Language) An open document definition language
much in use in the publishing industry. HTML is a definition under SGML.
Text editor
Any program which will do even the most basic word processing and will save
files to standard ASCII text. Check your program's manual if you are unsure of
how this would be done, as different programs will do things differently.
URL (Uniform
Resource Locator) is a "standard" way of easily expressing the location and
data type of a resource. The general form of a URL is "protocol://address" (for
example, "gopher://gopher.cwru.edu/").
Whitespace
Line feeds, carriage returns, spaces, and anything else which is definable
content but not a visible character.
ASCII
(pronounced "Ask-ee") American Standard Code for Information Exchange. ASCII is
an international standard in which numbers, letters, punctuation marks, symbols
and control codes are assigned numbers from 0 to 127. Easily transferred over
networks, ASCII is a plain, unadorned text without style or font specifications.
DNS
(Domain Name Server) DNS refers to a database of Internet names and addresses
which translates the names to the official Internet Protocol numbers and vice
versa.
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