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Vector Animation

By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com

Definition: "Vector animation" is a term used to refer to animation whose art or motion is controlled by vectors rather than pixels. Vector animation often allows cleaner, smoother animation, because images are displayed and/or resized using mathematical values instead of stored pixel values. One of the most commonly used vector animation programs is Macromedia's Flash.
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