Glossary for Geospatial Science

font:� A single set of glyphs (characters, symbols, numerals, and letters of both upper and lower case) of the same style (such as Times, Helvetica, or Schoolbook).� Fonts can be stored and manipulated in computers as bitmapped or vector (outline, or stroke).� Font sizes are specified in points.� A 72-point font is one-inch high, from the highest ascender to the lowest descender in the set.� A 12-point font is 1/6 inch high.� (See also: bitmapped font, outline font, point size.)