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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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