Glossary, ContinuedU (Continued)UPPERCASE— The capital letters of an alphabet.USER INTERFACE— The visual and physical attributes of a softwareprogram including tools-, text-, and graphics-handling characteristics.UTILITY PLAN— A floor plan of a structure showing locations of heating,electrical, plumbing, and other service components.VVALUE— The relative lightness and darkness of different areas of the picturerepresented in tones, shading, line balance, and layout.VALUE SCALE— The complete range of values from the lightest to thedarkest.VAN DYKE— A brownprint negative and sometimes a brownline positive.VANISHING POINT— The point at which parallel lines receding from theobserver appear to converge in a perspective drawing or photograph.VARIGRAPH— A lettering device that allows manipulation of letter size,slant, and shape.VARNISH— A solution made of a resin in a volatile medium.VEHICLE— A liquid used as a carrier of pigment in paint.VECTOR-BASED— Images based on a series of plotted points that defineprecise lines and geometric shapes.VELLUM— A kind of free, translucent paper resembling parchment or onionskin used for duplicating copies made with a whiteprint machine.VELOX— A print of a photograph or other continuous-tone copy prescreenedbefore paste-up or platemaking with line copy eliminating the need for acomposite negative.Continued on next pageAI-64
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