Editing Clip art (section)

{{short description|Graphic illustrations created for reuse by others}}
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[[File:Cliparts (examples).png|thumb|250px|right|Examples of computer clip art, from [[Openclipart]]]]

'''Clip art''' (also '''clipart''', '''clip-art''') is a type of [[graphic art]]. Pieces are pre-made images used to [[illustrate]] any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form. Since its inception, clip art has evolved to include a wide variety of content, file formats, illustration styles, and licensing restrictions. It is generally composed exclusively of illustrations (created by hand or by [[computer]] software), and does not include [[stock photography]].