Crop

A portion of an image where the remainder is discarded.

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Widow

The last line of a paragraph following the rest, or a single line in a paragraph that is out of place with the rest.

Shade

The relative lightness or darkness of a hue.

Load More Scrolling

A design technique employed on websites and mobile apps that encourages users to scroll to view additional content.

HTML

A language used to create web pages, and it stands for Hypertext Markup Language.

Ball Terminal

In handwriting and calligraphy, ball terminals are the end of a stroke that resembles a ball. They are also used in some typefaces like cursive or old-style typefaces.

Breadcrumb Navigation

Typically used on the internet or web pages to provide easily accessible navigation for users. Typically, the breadcrumb navigation appears along the top of a webpage or at other locations on a webpage so that users can know where they are on a site quickly and efficiently.

Pull Quote

A brief snippet taken from the text of an article.

Close-Crop

Framing consisting of cutting off or obscuring most of the surrounding of a subject, removing distractions from the background and emphasising the subject.

Gamification

The process of adding game-like qualities to an experience like a website or application. To ensure that these activities are engaging enough for the users, it often includes gradual rewards such as levels and badges systems, which can further encourage engagement with the app.

Lowercase

The designation of a set of character encoding styles for glyphs that are not capital letters.

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