Graphics that represent data in a visual, easily understood format. It might seem wasteful to display what could more inexpensively be shown to managers in standard computer printouts. However, colorful graphics, maps, and charts can help managers compare data more easily, spot trends, and make decisions more quickly. Also the use of color helps people get the picture-- literally. Finally, although color graphs and charts have been used in business foryears- usually to make presentations to higher management or outside clients- the computer allows them to be rendered quickly before information becomes outdated. One user refers to business graphics as "computer assisted insight."