font file

collocation in English

meaningsoffontandfile

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font
noun[C]
uk
/fɒnt/us
/fɑːnt/
a large container in a church, usually made of stone, that holds the water used ...
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file
noun
uk
/faɪl/us
/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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(Definition offontandfilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffont file

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The copyright status of a typeface and anyfontfilethat describes it digitally varies between jurisdictions.
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Computer operating systems use code points to look up characters in thefontfile, so the characters can be displayed on the page or screen.
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They accomplish this by modifying the table found in the actualfontfile.
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The alternative approach is to include the rendering instructions in thefontfileitself.
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Whether modifying thefontfilewith a font editor or overriding it in a particular system, the user is limited to the existing kerning features.
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Transferring thefontfilealso was either not legal or not clearly mentioned according to terms and conditions of the software owner.
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When finished, these control points were translated into computer instructions to create the finalfontfile.
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This refers to a specific type of web-based application, which allows converting afontfilefrom one format to another online in real time.
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A few desktop publishing systems allow the user to change or add kerning pairs without modifying thefontfileitself.
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Usually, performance is affected because thefontfilecan be large and take time to load for the subtitles.
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With metric kerning, the program uses directly the values found in the kerning table(s) included in thefontfile.
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It may either describe the characteristics of a typeface, or it may include an embedded "fontfile".
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Subsetting is the process of removing unnecessary glyphs from afontfile, usually with the goal of reducing file size.
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Adobe's fonts under dispute were created from previously digitized font files in bitmap form.
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Successful display on any local system depends on having the font available there, either via the system's font files or via font embedding.
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Simply including fonts in webpages might lead to unrestricted copying of copyrighted font files.
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There was controversy around the license regarding the status of the font files as free software.
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People used to work with a proprietary software and fonts and end up sending the font files to the reader for them to be able to read it.
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