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Adobe Animate

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Animate CC   software that allows you to design interactive animations with cutting-edge drawing tools and publish them to multiple platforms  
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Design   an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art  
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Text   words, letters, numbers, and symbols created using the Text tool  
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Animation   a visual presentation of many still frames produced from drawings, models, or objects posed in a series of incremental movements that are then rapidly sequenced to give the illusion of lifelike motion  
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Video   a program or other visual media product including moving images, with or without audio, that is digitally recorded, reproduced, or broadcasted  
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Interactive media   a method of communication in which a program's outputs depend on the user's inputs  
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ActionScript   an object-oriented programming language that is designed specifically for website animation  
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Workspace   the work area in a software program consisting of a customized arrangement of various UI (user interface) elements, such as panels, bars, and windows; options in Animate include Animator, Designer, Essentials, Developer, and Classic or it may be customize  
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Interface   a device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer; Animate's Interface is comprised of the Stage, Pasteboard, Properties panel, Library, etc.  
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Drawing tools   tools in a software program that aid the user with different drawing abilities - pencil, pen, brush, shape, line, paint, etc.  
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Timeline   the area below the stage in Animate that displays the sequence of frames and is used for several actions  
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Project phases   plan, design, build, test, publish/launch  
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Target audience   the intended audience or readership of a publication, advertisement or other message  
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Scope creep   in project management, refers to changes, continuous or uncontrolled growth in a project's scope at any point after the project begins  
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Stage   the window in which you will see any type of content on the document once it has been published  
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Pasteboard   the area around the stage which can be used to have things off screen which can then be animated into the stage  
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Color picker   tool used to choose colors to apply to text, objects, strokes, etc.  
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Motion tween   a type of animation that uses symbols to create movement, size and motion changes, fades, and color effects  
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Classic tween   a tool used to create animation movements within an Animate document; similar motion tweens, but more complex to create and not as flexible  
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Shape tween   animation using shapes in Adobe Animate  
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Stamp   a paint tool used to copy pixel values from one place and time to another  
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Library   an area in Animate that allows you to store various types of assets (documents, templates, images, etc.) for later use  
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Preset   a motion tween that is pre-configured that enables you to add animations with a minimal number of steps. You can also create a custom preset from any animation you make and reuse  
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GIF   Graphics Interchange Format; a bitmap image format that supports both animated and static images  
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Symbol   a graphic, button, or movie clip that you create once in the Animate CC authoring environment or by using the SimpleButton (AS 3.0) and MovieClip classes  
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Instance   a clone or duplicate of a symbol  
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Alignment   tool that allows you to align layers on the stage (horizontal center, horizontal right, horizontal left, vertical center, vertical top, vertical bottom, etc.)  
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transformation   tool that allows you to transform/change shapes, objects, etc. - resize, flip horizontally/vertically, etc.  
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Mask   a layer that creates a hole through which underlying layers are visible; used for spotlight effects and transitions; it can be a filled shape, a type object, an instance of a graphic symbol, or a movie clip  
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Anchor   a point on a line  
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Clone   a duplication of a symbol  
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Rendering   creating a full resolution version  
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HTML5 Canvas   added in HTML5, the HTML Canvas element can be used to draw graphics via scripting in JavaScript; for example, it can be used to draw graphs, make photo compositions, create animations, or even do real-time video processing or renderingAn immediate mode b  
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Standard banner   standard web advertisement; 468 wide by 60 high  
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Background layer   the bottommost layer in the layers palette  
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Graphic symbol   used for static images and to create reusable pieces of animation that are tied to the main Timeline; add less to the FLA file size than buttons or movie clips because they have no timeline  
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Button   symbol that creates an interactive button that responds to mouse clicks, rollovers, or other actions; contain four frames; each frame represents a different state: Up, Over, Down, and Hit - these states determine how a button visually behaves when the mou  
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UP button state   the appearance of the button when the user is not interacting with it  
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DOWN button state   the appearance of the button when the user has clicked it  
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OVER button state   defines the appearance of the button as the user hovers the mouse over it  
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HIT button state   defines the area of the button that responds when clicked  
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Code   a set of symbols that can be interpreted by a computer or piece of software  
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Code snippet   a programming term for a small region of re-usable source code, machine code, or text; ready-made sections of code you can quickly insert into your code  
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Coding   in the simplest of terms, is telling a computer what you want it to do, which involves typing in step-by-step commands for the computer to follow  
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Copyright   the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.  
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Typography   the visual component of the written word; the general character or appearance of printed matter  
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Leading   the vertical space between lines of type  
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Kerning   the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters  
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Tracking   the process of loosening or tightening a block of text  
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Onion skinning   a technique used in creating animations and editing movies to see several frames at once, before and after the current frame  
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Rule of thirds   a guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs; an image should be divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that  
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Symmetry   the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line or point  
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Bitmap layer   a layer containing digital images composed of a matrix of dots  
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Event   user actions causing the computer program to respond; types of events include: tap, mouse, timer, activity, text  
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Accessibility   creating content that is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities  
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Adobe AIR   enables developers to package the same code into native applications and games for Windows and MAC OS desktops as well as iOS and Android devices  
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Breakpoint   an intentional stopping or pausing place in a program, put in place for debugging purposes; a means of acquiring knowledge about a program during its execution  
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Debug   the routine process of locating and removing computer program bugs, errors, or abnormalities  
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.apk file   Android Package Kit; the package file format used by the Android operating system for distribution and installation of mobile apps  
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creative commons   an American non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share  
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CC-BY   a license with attribution right - must give the author or licensor the credits  
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CC-SA   a license with share-alike right - may distribute derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs the original work  
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CC-ND   a license with no derivative works right - licensees may only use verbatim copies of the work  
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CC-NC   a license with non-commercial right - may only be used for non-commercial purposes  
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Alpha   transparency  
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Tangent handle   tool used to adjust the curve on either side of an anchor point  
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Balance   organizing the visual weight in a design  
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Contrast   creating difference between elements on a page with color or by varying size, fonts, and font styles  
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Unity/Harmony   all parts of a design are equal and work together as a whole  
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Animated GIF   file that contains multiple images combined into one file to convey animation  
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Property inspector   displays commonly used attributes and settings for objects  
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Color panel   allows you to modify the color palette and change the color of strokes and fills  
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Tools panel   allows you to draw, paint and modify artwork  
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Int   ActionScript 3.0 data type; stored internally as a 32-bit integer  
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Array   ActionScript 3.0 data type; a collection of variables that can be computed at run time  
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Void   ActionScript 3.0 data type; contains only one value, 'undefined'  
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Object   ActionScript 3.0 data type; serves as the base class for all class definitions in ActionScript  
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.fla file   an animation project file created by Adobe Animate  
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.swf file   compressed from an original Flash format designed for small file size and scalability; encodes the text as Unicode  
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.swc file   a zip-like file generated by the Flash authoring tool  
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.as file   Flash ActionScript source code file  
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Stakeholder   any person or group who can affect or be affected by a project's outcome  
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Specifications (specs)   a list that precisely describes all tasks and items in a project plan  
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Resource allocation table   a list of required tools or assets needed to complete a project  
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Property curves   two-dimensional graph in the Motion Editor that represents the properties of a tween  
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Dynamic   text field type that displays updating text  
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Optimizing   reduce the download time and playback speed of a file  
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Proportion/scale   implying the size of an object in relation to another object in the design  
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Emphasis   visually drawing attention to a certain area in the design to create a focal point  
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Heirarchy   contains elements that lead the reader through each element in order of its significance  
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Match screen   export option allowing you to use the screen resolution and maintain the aspect ration of the original image  
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Actions panel   allows you to create and edit code for an object or frame  
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Component panel   allows you to add a pre-built packaged module that can include graphics and code  
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Swatches panel   allows you to update and reuse colors across documents  
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Number   ActionScript 3.0 data type; used for storing floating-point numbers and integer values larger than 32-bit  
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String   ActionScript 3.0 data type; stored internally as Unicode characters and represents a sequence of 16-bit characters  
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Null   ActionScript 3.0 data type; used to represent a missing value  
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Boolean   ActionScript 3.0 data type; uses the values True or False  
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Mouse event   indicates the user has interacted with the pointing device; click, double-click, click & drag, etc.  
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Timer event   event triggered by a defined timer  
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Risk assessment   a systematic process of evaluating the potential risks that may be involved in a projected activity or undertaking  
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Deliverables   items to be provided, especially as a product of a development process  
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Storyboard   a sequence of drawings, typically with some directions and dialogue, representing the scenes/shots planned for a movie, video game, etc.  
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Sketch   a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished product  
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Text event   happens when the user enters text in a text field or clicks a hyperlink in an HTML-enabled text field  
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Activity event   happens when a camera or microphone has become active or inactive  
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Data event   happens when raw data has completed loading (data sent or received; data is sent and the server has not responded)  
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Status event   happens when a device or an object reports its status  
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Focus event   happens when the user changes the focus from one object in the display list to another  
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Listener   an object in coding that waits for events and responds to them  
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Snap to pixels   snaps object directly to individual pixels or lines of pixels on the Stage  
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Snap to align   snaps objects to a specified snap tolerance, a preset boundary between objects and other objects or between objects and the edge of the Stage  
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Snap to grid   a non-printing grid resembling graph paper that helps you organize objects  
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Snap to guide   non-printing guide lines that can be moved, modified, deleted or locked into place  
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