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graphicacy

graph·i·ca·cy [ gráffikəssee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
understanding of symbols and diagrams: the ability to use and understand such things as symbols, diagrams, plans, and maps

[Mid-20th century. <graphic, after literacy]
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