wont

n 1: an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7

every evening" [syn: {habit}]

2: a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition;

"she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use

had hardened him to it" [syn: {habit}, {use}]

font

A set of {images} representing the {characters} from

some particular {character set} in a particular size and

{typeface}. The image of each character may be encoded either

as a {bitmap} (in a {bitmap font}) or by a higher-level

description in terms of lines and areas (an {outline font}).

There are several different computer representations for

fonts, the most widely known are {Adobe Systems, Inc.}'s

{PostScript} font definitions and {Apple}'s {TrueType}. Most

{window systems} support displaying different fonts on the

screen and printing them.

[Other types of font?]

(1998-05-30)