Is pic a picture or a photo?

Picture, the full name in English, is a common word popular in the network and newsletter, which refers to pictures, photos and so on.

There are many formats of pictures, but they can be roughly divided into two categories: bitmap and vector graphics. Formats such as BMP and JPG are bitmap graphics, while formats such as SWF, CDR and AI are vector graphics.

What we see in the table is a general term for pictures, photographs and rubbings. Drawing is a basic term in technical drawing, which refers to a form of describing the geometric characteristics, shape, position and size of things with points, lines, symbols, characters and numbers. With the development of digital acquisition technology and signal processing theory, more and more pictures are stored in digital form.

Extended data

Photo naming

1, direct description: write the photo directly.

2. Time and place: directly write the shooting time and place.

3. Shooting equipment: List all the equipment and details used in shooting in the photo name.

4. Narrative story: Take the story behind the photo as the topic. Be careful not to add personal prejudice.

5. System naming: directly use the name automatically generated by the camera. General websites use EXIF information to identify photos, and this naming method is generally adopted for photos processed in batches.