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absolute address An address that refers to a file or nested clip by including its full address (such as _root.clip.subclip). See also relative address.
actionscript The computer language Flash uses.
animated graphics Moving images of any type. Often, Flash graphics and animated GIFs are image types seen on the Web.
artifact An undesired side effect of a process such as compression.
.as file A text file that contains just ActionScript code (used with #include or import).
AS2 Short for ActionScript 2.0; the latest version of ActionScript and the first fully object-oriented programming such as class files.
AS3 Short for ActionScript 3.0; the latest version of ActionScript.
aspect ratio The ratio of height to width. ...
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