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    Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers. Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film...
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    3D computer graphics, sometimes called CGI, 3-D-CGI or three-dimensional computer graphics, are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of...
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    study of three-dimensional computer graphics, it also encompasses two-dimensional graphics and image processing. Computer graphics studies manipulation of...
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    engine, rendering system, graphics engine, or simply a renderer. Rendering is one of the major sub-topics of 3D computer graphics, and in practice it is...
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    2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital...
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    Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in art, printed media,...
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    In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Originally, the term...
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  • and recreational software. Images that are generated by a computer are called computer graphics. Examples are photographs, drawings, line art, mathematical...
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    called Mesa3D and The Mesa 3D Graphics Library, is an open source implementation of OpenGL, Vulkan, and other graphics API specifications. Mesa translates...
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  • a glossary of terms relating to computer graphics. For more general computer hardware terms, see glossary of computer hardware terms. Contents 0–9 A B...
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    In computer graphics, tessellation is the dividing of datasets of polygons (sometimes called vertex sets) presenting objects in a scene into suitable...
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  • Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) is a free and open international standard file format for 2D vector graphics, raster graphics, and text, and is defined...
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    In 3D computer graphics, radiosity is an application of the finite element method to solving the rendering equation for scenes with surfaces that reflect...
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    such as Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Apollo Computer, DEC, HP, NeXT, and IBM which powered the 3D computer graphics revolution of the late 1990s. Workstations...
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  • Look up computer graphics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Computer graphics are graphics created by computers and, more generally, the representation...
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  • Computer graphics lighting is the collection of techniques used to simulate light in computer graphics scenes. While lighting techniques offer flexibility...
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  • In computer graphics, level of detail (LOD) refers to the complexity of a 3D model representation. LOD can be decreased as the model moves away from the...
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    Real-time computer graphics or real-time rendering is the sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time. The term...
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    A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit initially designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics...
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  • Polygons are used in computer graphics to compose images that are three-dimensional in appearance. Polygons are built up of vertices, and are typically...
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  • is an API design pattern in computer graphics libraries, in which the client calls directly cause rendering of graphics objects to the display, or in...
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  • In computer graphics, planar is the method of arranging pixel data into several bitplanes of RAM. Each bit in a bitplane is related to one pixel on the...
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    visualization application is the field of computer graphics. The invention of computer graphics (and 3D computer graphics) may be the most important development...
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  • producing a three-dimensional (3D) effect. Despite the name, isometric computer graphics are not necessarily truly isometric—i.e., the x, y, and z axes are...
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    colloquially GPU) is a computer expansion card that generates a feed of graphics output to a display device such as a monitor. Graphics cards are sometimes...
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    In computer graphics and digital photography, a raster graphic represents a two-dimensional picture as a rectangular matrix or grid of pixels, viewable...
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  • Clipping, in the context of computer graphics, is a method to selectively enable or disable rendering operations within a defined region of interest....
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    cryptography and computer security involve studying the means for secure communication and preventing security vulnerabilities. Computer graphics and computational...
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    A vertex (plural vertices) in computer graphics is a data structure that describes certain attributes, like the position of a point in 2D or 3D space...
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  • In computer graphics, graphics software refers to a program or collection of programs that enable a person to manipulate images or models visually on...
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