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font In computing, a set of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols of a given size and design that may be displayed or printed. Different designs are shown in the table. Most fonts are subject to copyright restrictions. The font size, i.e. the height of the printed letters and other characters, is specified in units called points, where 1 point equals 0.0138 inches in the US and UK.
Displayed or printed text can be enhanced using various features, including bold, italic, underline, outline, shadow, and color. A font may be of fixed size when the shape is described by an array of pixels. Such fonts are commonly found in text terminals and printers where they occupy very little space in memory and require no processing or manipulation of the data. Fixed fonts provide the fastest printing and display but cannot satisfactorily be increased or reduced in size, i.e. scaled, unless they are represented by a scalable font. With a scalable font the character and symbol shapes are stored as a set of vectors and instructions. Because the data is described mathematically, it is possible to display and print such fonts to any desired size. The most common scalable-font systems are TrueType and PostScript fonts. A font usually has proportional spacing, where each character and symbol is allotted a horizontal space commensurate with its width (as in the print you are now reading). In monospace (or fixed pitch) fonts, such as Courier, each character or symbol is allocated the same width, as on a typewriter. See also kerning. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "font." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "font." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-font.html JOHN DAINTITH. "font." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-font.html |
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font A collection of alphabetic and other characters which are displayed in a certain style. There are thousands of fonts in existence, ranging from those such as Baskerville which have been in existence for two centuries to more modern fonts such as Futura. One of the problems that WEB DESIGNERS face when developing WEB PAGES is the limited number of fonts that are available to the BROWSERS that access the pages. There are a number of solutions to this problem, the most promising being the use of WEB FONTS.
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DARREL INCE. "font." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "font." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-font.html DARREL INCE. "font." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-font.html |
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font1 / fänt/ • n. 1. a receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism, typically a freestanding stone structure. ∎ another term for stoup. ∎ a reservoir for oil in an oil lamp. 2. a fount: they dip down into the font of wisdom. DERIVATIVES: font·al / ˈfäntl/ adj. font2 (Brit. also fount / fount/ ) • n. Printing a set of type of one particular face and size. |
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"font." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "font." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-font.html "font." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-font.html |
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font. Baptismal basin for the consecrated water used during the Sacrament of Baptism. It is commonly formed from a large block of stone, hollowed out and elaborately carved with Christian symbols, supported on a short pier or cluster of colonnettes that are set on a stepped plinth or platform. Font-covers adorned with pinnacles and finials, raised on ropes and pulleys, and sometimes coloured, were not unusual in the medieval period.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "font." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "font." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-font.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "font." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-font.html |
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font. Receptacle for baptismal water, in the W. normally made of stone. In early times, it was a large basin below ground level in which the candidate stood while water was poured over him, but when affusion became the prevalent form of Baptism in the W., fonts became smaller and higher. In the E. a portable font, usually made of metal, is now used.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-font.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-font.html |
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font1 receptacle for the water used in baptism. Late OE. font, var. of fant — OIr. fant, font — L. fōns, font- spring, FOUNTAIN, in spec. eccl. use fons or fontes baptismi water(s) of baptism.
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T. F. HOAD. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-font.html T. F. HOAD. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-font.html |
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font2 var. of FOUNT2.
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T. F. HOAD. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-font1.html T. F. HOAD. "font." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-font1.html |
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•acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, constraint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint, saint, taint
•spray-paint • greasepaint • warpaint
•asquint, bint, clint, dint, flint, glint, hint, imprint, lint, mint, misprint, print, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, tint
•Septuagint • skinflint • catmint
•varmint • spearmint • calamint
•peppermint • enprint • screen print
•offprint • blueprint • newsprint
•footprint • thumbprint • fingerprint
•monotint • mezzotint • aquatint
•pint • Geraint
•Comte, conte, font, fount, pont, quant, Vermont, want
•Delfont • vicomte • Frémont
•piedmont • Beaumont • Hellespont
•passant • poste restante
•avaunt, daunt, flaunt, gaunt, haunt, jaunt, taunt, vaunt
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"font." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "font." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-font.html "font." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-font.html |
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