Visualization Glossary

Browse 6 visualization terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

6 Visualization Terms

Chart
A visual representation of data such as a line graph, bar chart, area chart, or pie chart used to communicate patterns, comparisons, or trends. In software...
dimensionality reduction
A set of techniques (PCA, t-SNE, UMAP) that reduce the number of features in a dataset while preserving as much meaningful structure as possible. Essential...
flame graph
A visualization of profiled software that displays the call stack hierarchy as stacked, color-coded rectangles where width represents time spent. Created by...
Flame Graph
A visualization of profiling data where the x-axis represents the proportion of time spent and the y-axis shows the call stack depth. Wider bars mean more time...
Graph Culture
A team habit of thinking heavily in terms of graphs, dependencies, relationships, and network-like structures, whether in data, architecture, or social...
R
A programming language and environment specifically designed for statistical computing and data visualization. R's comprehensive package ecosystem (CRAN) and...

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