figure / graphic / image / picture

Print topic Print topic Previous topic  Next topic

If you use figure titles, use the general term figure both in the figure titles and when referring to figures.

If you don’t use figure titles, when talking about a figure in your document, use the term that describes the type of figure as closely as possible. Use:

picture (don’t use the specific terms photograph, screenshot, screen capture, and screen dump)

drawing

flow chart

diagram

illustration

Use image only as a general term if you can’t be more specific. Don’t use graphic.

Yes:

Figure 4.2 shows ….

Yes:

In the picture, you can see ….