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COMPUTER PLATFORM—The use of a particular brand of computer to
develop software programs specifically for that brand.
COMPLEMENTARY COLORS—Any two opposing hues on a color
wheel.
COMPOSITE—Comprised of two or more parts.
COMPOSITION—The arrangement of forms, colors, lines, and other
pictorial units.
COMPOSITOR —A machine that converts electronic data into an acceptable
format for a printer.
COMPREHENSIVE —A layout of art or type, either in black—and-white or
color.
COMPREHENSIVE SKETCH—A finished layout that defines all of the
elements, such as type, illustration, and spacing.
COMPRESSED FILES—Compacting computer—generated files to save disk
and memory space or to facilitate faxing.
COMPUTER GRAPHICS—Artwork created by the use of a computer.
CONSTRUCTION—The drawing of objects so that they appear solid or
three dimensional.
CONSTRUCTION LINES—Lightly drawn lines used in the preliminary
layout of a drawing.
CONTACT SCREEN—A screen placed in direct contact with the film or
plate to obtain a halftone pattern from a continuous—tone original.
CONTINUOUS-TONE ART—Artwork created using any medium that does
not use a halftone process to represent tone.
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