| bcp | off curve point describing the curve |
| glyph | a drawing of a character (see) |
| character | a drawing (glyph) representing a character (see) |
| font | the physical embodiment of a collection of letters, numbers, symbols, etc. (whether it’s a case of metal pieces or a computer file) is a font. When referring to the design of the collection (the way it looks) you call it a typeface. (Mark Simonson see) |
| UFO | Unified Font Object |
| RoboFab | python scripts for reading, writing UFO's and many more |
| typeface | the physical embodiment of a collection of letters, numbers, symbols, etc. (whether it’s a case of metal pieces or a computer file) is a font. When referring to the design of the collection (the way it looks) you call it a typeface. (Mark Simonson see) |
| alt | ⌥ |
| control | ⌃ |
| command | ⌘ |
| shift | ⇧ |
| API | Application Programming Interface (wikipedia entry) |