"I" Vocabulary Words

 

 "I" Vocabulary Words.

 

I-beam pointer.

The shape the pointer or cursor on a computerscreen usually takes when working with text.

 

 

Icon.

A pictorial representation. The elemental pictures on a computer screen used to represent disk drives, files,applications, and tools, etc., are called icons.

 

 

Import.

To transfer text, graphics, or layouts into a program in a form suitable for its use.

 

 

Imposition.

The arrangement of pages in a printed signature to achieve the proper sequencing after the sheets are folded and trimmed.

 

Incunabula.

European books printed during the first half-century of typography, from Gutenberg’s invention of movable type until the year 1500.

 

Indent.

An interval of space at the beginning of a line to indicate a new paragraph.

 

 

Inferior characters.

Small characters, usually slightly smaller than the x-height, positioned on or below the baseline and used for footnotes or fractions.

 

Initial.

A large letter used at the beginning of a column; for example, at the beginning of a chapter.

 

 

Initialize.

Electronically formatting a disk to prepare it to record data from a computer.

 

 

Input.

Raw data, text, or commands entered into a computer memory from a peripheral device, such as a keyboard.

 

 Insertion point.

The location in a document where the next text or graphics will be placed, represented by a blinking vertical cursor. A user selects the insertion point by clicking where he or she wishes to work.

 

Interletter spacing.

The spatial interval between letters, also called letter spacing.

 

 

Interline spacing.

The spatial interval between lines, also called leading.

Interword spacing.

The spatial interval between words, also called word spacing.

 

 

Italic.

Letter forms having a pronounced diagonal slant to the right.