Glossary of Terms


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Partition
A defined storage area on a disk or disk.

Pixel (Picture Element)
The smallest component of a digitized image. Also, one of the tiny points of light that make up a picture on a computer screen.

Red Eye
A characteristic in photographic images in which the eyes of one or more subjects are unnaturally red, caused by lack of light situations right before a flash.

Rotate
To change the orientation of an image, 90 degrees at a time, either clockwise or counter-clockwise.

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