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stylus
A pen device, used in conjunction with a pen tablet, that allows you to draw paint strokes. A pressure-sensitive stylus allows you to vary your
strokes with subtle changes in pressure.
subpath (Corel PHOTO-PAINT)
A segment which is not joined to the main path.
subtractive color model
A color model, such as CMYK, that creates color by subtracting wavelengths of light reflected from an object. For example, a colored ink
appears blue if it absorbs all colors except blue.
super nudge
To move an object in large increments by pressing Shift and an Arrow key. The super nudge value is multiplied by the nudge value to obtain
the distance by which the object is moved.
See also nudge and micro nudge.
swap disk
Hard drive space used by applications to artificially increase the amount of memory available in your computer.
swatch
One of a series of solid-colored patches used as a sample when selecting color. A printed booklet of swatches is called a swatchbook. Swatch
also refers to the colors contained in the color palette.
symbol
A reusable object or group of objects. A symbol is defined once and can be referenced many times in an image.
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target
The frame or web browser window in which a new webpage appears.
temperature
A way of describing light in terms of degrees Kelvin — lower values correspond to dim lighting conditions that cause an orange cast, such as
candlelight or the light from an incandescent light bulb. Higher values correspond to intense lighting conditions that cause a blue cast, such
as sunlight.
texture fill
A fractally generated fill that, by default, fills an object or image area with one image instead of with a series of repeating images.
threshold
A level of tolerance for tonal variation in a bitmap.
threshold (path)
A control available when you create a path from a mask. Threshold values range from 1 to 10 and determine the size of the angle required
between two sections of a mask for a node to be created there. A low value produces more cusps, and therefore more nodes on the
resulting path.
thumbnail
A miniature, low-resolution version of an image or illustration.
tightness (path)
A control available when you create a path from a mask marquee. Tightness values range from 1 to 10 and determine how close the path’s
shape will be to that of the marquee. The higher the value, the more the new path resembles the marquee; it will have more nodes than a
path with a lower tightness value.
tiling
The technique of repeating a small image across a large surface. Tiling is often used to create a patterned background for webpages.
