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This Blossary defines terms that are used in the OS X Reference Library.Some of these terms are specific to OS X or other Apple products and technologies, while others are commonly used in computer-related endeavors.

Category: Technology

Company: Apple Inc.

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Created by: Karl Schaeffer

Number of Blossarys: 9

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A channel dedicated to representing how opaque a given pixel is. Unlike the red, green, and blue channels, which specify the intensity of their respective colors, the alpha channel specifies the ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

The graphics state parameter that Quartz uses to determine how to composite newly painted objects to the existing page. At full intensity (alpha =1.0 ), newly painted objects are opaque. At zero ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

The horizontal placement of lines of text with respect to the left and right edges of the text area. Alignment can be left, right, centered, or justified (flush on both left and right edges).

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

The introduction of distortions or artifacts into digital information during processing operations. In graphics, aliasing can cause edges to appear jagged. In audio, aliasing results in artifacts ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

Said of graphics whose edges appear jagged; can be remedied by performing anti-aliasing operations.

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

A lightweight reference to files and folders in Mac OS Standard (HFS) and Mac OS Extended (HFS+) file systems. An alias allows multiple references to files and folders without requiring multiple ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

A sequence of actions to accomplish some task. In cryptography, refers to a sequence of actions, usually mathematical calculations, performed on data to encrypt or decrypt it.

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology Collected Term

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