Which term describes the portion of a spline between two vertices?

Which term describes the portion of a spline between two vertices?

• A. Segment
• B. Spline
• C. Handles
• D. Bezier

Answer: (A)

Think about how a spline is built: it’s a continuous curve defined by a sequence of vertices. The portion of the curve that lies between two neighboring vertices is called a segment. That term precisely names that middle stretch, regardless of how it’s shaped by its control points. The entire curve, from the first to the last vertex, is a spline. If the spline uses Bezier shaping, you control its direction with handles, but those handles are the control points that influence the segment’s tangents, not the segment itself. So the part between two vertices is called a segment.

Think about how a spline is built: it’s a continuous curve defined by a sequence of vertices. The portion of the curve that lies between two neighboring vertices is called a segment. That term precisely names that middle stretch, regardless of how it’s shaped by its control points. The entire curve, from the first to the last vertex, is a spline. If the spline uses Bezier shaping, you control its direction with handles, but those handles are the control points that influence the segment’s tangents, not the segment itself. So the part between two vertices is called a segment.