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Glossary of computer graphics

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Abstraction layer

In computing, an abstraction layer or abstraction level is a way of hiding the working details of a subsystem.

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In computing, an address space defines a range of discrete addresses, each of which may correspond to a network host, peripheral device, disk sector, a memory cell or other logical or physical entity.

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Addressing mode

Addressing modes are an aspect of the instruction set architecture in most central processing unit (CPU) designs.

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Algorithm

In mathematics and computer science, an algorithm is a finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions, typically used to solve a class of specific problems or to perform a computation.

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Aliasing

In signal processing and related disciplines, aliasing is the overlapping of frequency components resulting from a sample rate below the Nyquist rate.

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Alpha compositing

In computer graphics, alpha compositing or alpha blending is the process of combining one image with a background to create the appearance of partial or full transparency.

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Ambient occlusion

In 3D computer graphics, modeling, and animation, ambient occlusion is a shading and rendering technique used to calculate how exposed each point in a scene is to ambient lighting.

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Angle

In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle.

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Anisotropic filtering

In 3D computer graphics, anisotropic filtering (abbreviated AF) is a method of enhancing the image quality of textures on surfaces of computer graphics that are at oblique viewing angles with respect to the camera where the projection of the texture (not the polygon or other primitive on which it is rendered) appears to be non-orthogonal (thus the origin of the word: "an" for not, "iso" for same, and "tropic" from tropism, relating to direction; anisotropic filtering does not filter the same in every direction).

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Anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing may refer to any of a number of techniques to combat the problems of aliasing in a sampled signal such as a digital image or digital audio recording Specific topics in anti-aliasing include. Glossary of computer graphics and anti-aliasing are computer graphics.

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AoS and SoA

In computing, an array of structures (AoS), structure of arrays (SoA) or array of structures of arrays (AoSoA) are contrasting ways to arrange a sequence of records in memory, with regard to interleaving, and are of interest in SIMD and SIMT programming.

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API

An is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other.

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Array (data structure)

In computer science, an array is a data structure consisting of a collection of elements (values or variables), of same memory size, each identified by at least one array index or key.

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Array (data type)

In computer science, array is a data type that represents a collection of elements (values or variables), each selected by one or more indices (identifying keys) that can be computed at run time during program execution.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Atlas (topology)

In mathematics, particularly topology, an atlas is a concept used to describe a manifold.

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Augmented reality

Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated 3D content.

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Autodesk Mudbox

Mudbox is a proprietary computer-based 3D sculpting and painting tool.

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Back-face culling

In computer graphics, back-face culling determines whether a polygon is drawn.

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Bare machine

In computer science, bare machine (or bare metal) refers to a computer executing instructions directly on logic hardware without an intervening operating system.

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Barycentric coordinate system

In geometry, a barycentric coordinate system is a coordinate system in which the location of a point is specified by reference to a simplex (a triangle for points in a plane, a tetrahedron for points in three-dimensional space, etc.). The barycentric coordinates of a point can be interpreted as masses placed at the vertices of the simplex, such that the point is the center of mass (or barycenter) of these masses.

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Beam tracing

Beam tracing is an algorithm to simulate wave propagation.

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Bicubic interpolation

In mathematics, bicubic interpolation is an extension of cubic spline interpolation (a method of applying cubic interpolation to a data set) for interpolating data points on a two-dimensional regular grid.

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Bidirectional reflectance distribution function

The bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF), symbol f_(\omega_,\, \omega_), is a function of four real variables that defines how light from a source is reflected off an opaque surface.

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Bilinear interpolation

In mathematics, bilinear interpolation is a method for interpolating functions of two variables (e.g., x and y) using repeated linear interpolation.

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Billboard

A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads.

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Binary space partitioning

In computer science, binary space partitioning (BSP) is a method for space partitioning which recursively subdivides a Euclidean space into two convex sets by using hyperplanes as partitions.

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Bit plane

A bit plane of a digital discrete signal (such as image or sound) is a set of bits corresponding to a given bit position in each of the binary numbers representing the signal.

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Bitmap

In computing, a bitmap (also called raster) graphic is an image formed from rows of different colored pixels.

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Bitwise operation

In computer programming, a bitwise operation operates on a bit string, a bit array or a binary numeral (considered as a bit string) at the level of its individual bits.

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Blend modes

Blend modes (alternatively blending modes or mixing modes) in digital image editing and computer graphics are used to determine how two layers are blended with each other.

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Bloom (shader effect)

Bloom (sometimes referred to as light bloom or glow) is a computer graphics effect used in video games, demos, and high-dynamic-range rendering (HDRR) to reproduce an imaging artifact of real-world cameras.

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Boolean function

In mathematics, a Boolean function is a function whose arguments and result assume values from a two-element set (usually, or). Alternative names are switching function, used especially in older computer science literature, and truth function (or logical function), used in logic.

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Bounding volume

In computer graphics and computational geometry, a bounding volume (or bounding region) for a set of objects is a closed region that completely contains the union of the objects in the set.

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Bounding volume hierarchy

A bounding volume hierarchy (BVH) is a tree structure on a set of geometric objects.

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Bresenham's line algorithm

Bresenham's line algorithm is a line drawing algorithm that determines the points of an n-dimensional raster that should be selected in order to form a close approximation to a straight line between two points.

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Bump mapping

Bump mapping is a texture mapping technique in computer graphics for simulating bumps and wrinkles on the surface of an object.

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Cache (computing)

In computing, a cache is a hardware or software component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewhere.

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Cache coherence

In computer architecture, cache coherence is the uniformity of shared resource data that ends up stored in multiple local caches.

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Camera

A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

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Camera matrix

In computer vision a camera matrix or (camera) projection matrix is a 3 \times 4 matrix which describes the mapping of a pinhole camera from 3D points in the world to 2D points in an image.

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Caustic (optics)

In optics, a caustic or caustic network is the envelope of light rays which have been reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object, or the projection of that envelope of rays on another surface.

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Cel shading

Cel shading or toon shading is a type of non-photorealistic rendering designed to make 3D computer graphics appear to be flat by using less shading color instead of a shade gradient or tints and shades. Glossary of computer graphics and Cel shading are video game graphics.

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Central processing unit

A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the most important processor in a given computer.

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Channel (digital image)

Color digital images are made of pixels, and pixels are made of combinations of primary colors represented by a series of code. Glossary of computer graphics and Channel (digital image) are computer graphics.

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Clip coordinates

The clip coordinate system is a homogeneous coordinate system in the graphics pipeline that is used for clipping.

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Clipping (computer graphics)

Clipping, in the context of computer graphics, is a method to selectively enable or disable rendering operations within a defined region of interest. Glossary of computer graphics and Clipping (computer graphics) are computer graphics.

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Collision detection

Collision detection is the computational problem of detecting an intersection of two or more spatial objects, commonly computer graphics objects. Glossary of computer graphics and Collision detection are computer graphics.

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Color bleeding (computer graphics)

In computer graphics and 3D rendering, color bleeding is the phenomenon in which objects or surfaces are colored by reflection of colored light from nearby surfaces.

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Color depth

Color depth or colour depth (see spelling differences), also known as bit depth, is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, or the number of bits used for each color component of a single pixel.

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Compute kernel

In computing, a compute kernel is a routine compiled for high throughput accelerators (such as graphics processing units (GPUs), digital signal processors (DSPs) or field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)), separate from but used by a main program (typically running on a central processing unit).

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Computer data storage

Computer data storage or digital data storage is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data.

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Computer graphics

Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers.

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Computer graphics lighting

Computer graphics lighting is the collection of techniques used to simulate light in computer graphics scenes.

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Computer hardware

Computer hardware includes the physical parts of a computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU), random access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, and computer case.

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Computer memory

Computer memory stores information, such as data and programs, for immediate use in the computer.

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Cone tracing

Cone tracing and beam tracing are a derivative of the ray tracing algorithm that replaces rays, which have no thickness, with thick rays. Glossary of computer graphics and Cone tracing are computer graphics.

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Conservation of energy

The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be ''conserved'' over time.

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Constructive solid geometry

Constructive solid geometry (CSG; formerly called computational binary solid geometry) is a technique used in solid modeling.

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Control point (mathematics)

In computer-aided geometric design a control point is a member of a set of points used to determine the shape of a spline curve or, more generally, a surface or higher-dimensional object.

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Coordinate system

In geometry, a coordinate system is a system that uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of the points or other geometric elements on a manifold such as Euclidean space.

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Cross product

In mathematics, the cross product or vector product (occasionally directed area product, to emphasize its geometric significance) is a binary operation on two vectors in a three-dimensional oriented Euclidean vector space (named here E), and is denoted by the symbol \times.

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Cube mapping

In computer graphics, cube mapping is a method of environment mapping that uses the six faces of a cube as the map shape.

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Cubic Hermite spline

In numerical analysis, a cubic Hermite spline or cubic Hermite interpolator is a spline where each piece is a third-degree polynomial specified in Hermite form, that is, by its values and first derivatives at the end points of the corresponding domain interval.

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Curve

In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight.

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Data structure

In computer science, a data structure is a data organization, and storage format that is usually chosen for efficient access to data.

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Data type

In computer science and computer programming, a data type (or simply type) is a collection or grouping of data values, usually specified by a set of possible values, a set of allowed operations on these values, and/or a representation of these values as machine types.

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Deferred shading

In the field of 3D computer graphics, deferred shading is a screen-space shading technique that is performed on a second rendering pass, after the vertex and pixel shaders are rendered.

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Delaunay triangulation

In computational geometry, a Delaunay triangulation or Delone triangulation of a set of points in the plane subdivides their convex hull into triangles whose circumcircles do not contain any of the points.

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Depth map

In 3D computer graphics and computer vision, a depth map is an image or image channel that contains information relating to the distance of the surfaces of scene objects from a viewpoint.

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Derivative

The derivative is a fundamental tool of calculus that quantifies the sensitivity of change of a function's output with respect to its input.

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Digital painting

Digital painting is the creation of imagery on a computer, using pixels (picture elements) which are assigned a color.

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Direct3D

Direct3D is a graphics application programming interface (API) for Microsoft Windows.

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Directed acyclic graph

In mathematics, particularly graph theory, and computer science, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) is a directed graph with no directed cycles.

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Displacement mapping

Displacement mapping is an alternative computer graphics technique in contrast to bump, normal, and parallax mapping, using a texture or height map to cause an effect where the actual geometric position of points over the textured surface are displaced, often along the local surface normal, according to the value the texture function evaluates to at each point on the surface.

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Distributed ray tracing

Distributed ray tracing, also called distribution ray tracing and stochastic ray tracing, is a refinement of ray tracing that allows for the rendering of "soft" phenomena.

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Division (mathematics)

Division is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic.

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Doom engine

id Tech 1, also known as the Doom engine, is the game engine used in the id Software video games Doom and Doom II: Hell on Earth.

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Dynamical simulation

Dynamical simulation, in computational physics, is the simulation of systems of objects that are free to move, usually in three dimensions according to Newton's laws of dynamics, or approximations thereof.

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Edge (geometry)

In geometry, an edge is a particular type of line segment joining two vertices in a polygon, polyhedron, or higher-dimensional polytope.

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Edge detection

Edge detection includes a variety of mathematical methods that aim at identifying edges, defined as curves in a digital image at which the image brightness changes sharply or, more formally, has discontinuities.

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Empirical modelling

Empirical modelling refers to any kind of (computer) modelling based on empirical observations rather than on mathematically describable relationships of the system modelled.

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Error term

In mathematics and statistics, an error term is an additive type of error.

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Euclidean distance

In mathematics, the Euclidean distance between two points in Euclidean space is the length of the line segment between them.

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Euclidean plane

In mathematics, a Euclidean plane is a Euclidean space of dimension two, denoted \textbf^2 or \mathbb^2.

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Euclidean vector

In mathematics, physics, and engineering, a Euclidean vector or simply a vector (sometimes called a geometric vector or spatial vector) is a geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction.

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Euler angles

The Euler angles are three angles introduced by Leonhard Euler to describe the orientation of a rigid body with respect to a fixed coordinate system.

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Evans & Sutherland

Evans & Sutherland is an American computer graphics firm founded in 1968 by David Evans and Ivan Sutherland.

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Fast approximate anti-aliasing

Fast approximate anti-aliasing (FXAA) is a screen-space anti-aliasing algorithm created by Timothy Lottes at Nvidia.

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Fixed-point arithmetic

In computing, fixed-point is a method of representing fractional (non-integer) numbers by storing a fixed number of digits of their fractional part.

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Floating-point arithmetic

In computing, floating-point arithmetic (FP) is arithmetic that represents subsets of real numbers using an integer with a fixed precision, called the significand, scaled by an integer exponent of a fixed base.

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Flux

Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance.

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Fractal

In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension.

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Framebuffer

A framebuffer (frame buffer, or sometimes framestore) is a portion of random-access memory (RAM) containing a bitmap that drives a video display. Glossary of computer graphics and framebuffer are computer graphics.

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Free-form deformation

In computer graphics, free-form deformation (FFD) is a geometric technique used to model simple deformations of rigid objects.

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Frequency

Frequency (symbol f), most often measured in hertz (symbol: Hz), is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

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Fresnel equations

The Fresnel equations (or Fresnel coefficients) describe the reflection and transmission of light (or electromagnetic radiation in general) when incident on an interface between different optical media.

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Geometric primitive

In vector computer graphics, CAD systems, and geographic information systems, geometric primitive (or prim) is the simplest (i.e. 'atomic' or irreducible) geometric shape that the system can handle (draw, store). Glossary of computer graphics and geometric primitive are computer graphics.

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Geometry

Geometry is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures.

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Geometry instancing

In real-time computer graphics, geometry instancing is the practice of rendering multiple copies of the same mesh in a scene at once.

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Gimbal lock

Gimbal lock is the loss of one degree of freedom in a multi-dimensional mechanism at certain alignments of the axes.

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Global illumination

Global illumination (GI), or indirect illumination, is a group of algorithms used in 3D computer graphics that are meant to add more realistic lighting to 3D scenes.

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Glossary of computer graphics

This is a glossary of terms relating to computer graphics. Glossary of computer graphics and glossary of computer graphics are computer graphics, Glossaries of computers and video game graphics.

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Glossary of computer hardware terms

This glossary of computer hardware terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts related to computer hardware, i.e. the physical and structural components of computers, architectural issues, and peripheral devices. Glossary of computer graphics and glossary of computer hardware terms are Glossaries of computers.

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Gouraud shading

Gouraud shading, named after Henri Gouraud, is an interpolation method used in computer graphics to produce continuous shading of surfaces represented by polygon meshes.

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Graph (discrete mathematics)

In discrete mathematics, particularly in graph theory, a graph is a structure consisting of a set of objects where some pairs of the objects are in some sense "related".

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Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation.

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Graphics card

A graphics card (also called a video card, display card, graphics accelerator, graphics adapter, VGA card/VGA, video adapter, display adapter, or colloquially GPU) is a computer expansion card that generates a feed of graphics output to a display device such as a monitor.

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Graphics pipeline

The computer graphics pipeline, also known as the rendering pipeline or graphics pipeline, is a framework within computer graphics that outlines the necessary procedures for transforming a three-dimensional (3D) scene into a two-dimensional (2D) representation on a screen.

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Graphics processing unit

A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit initially designed for digital image processing and to accelerate computer graphics, being present either as a discrete video card or embedded on motherboards, mobile phones, personal computers, workstations, and game consoles.

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Hard disk drive

A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.

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Hardware acceleration

Hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware designed to perform specific functions more efficiently when compared to software running on a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU).

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Hash function

A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values, though there are some hash functions that support variable length output.

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Heightmap

In computer graphics, a heightmap or heightfield is a raster image used mainly as Discrete Global Grid in secondary elevation modeling.

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Hidden-surface determination

In 3D computer graphics, hidden-surface determination (also known as shown-surface determination, hidden-surface removal (HSR), occlusion culling (OC) or visible-surface determination (VSD)) is the process of identifying what surfaces and parts of surfaces can be seen from a particular viewing angle.

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Hierarchy

A hierarchy (from Greek:, from, 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another.

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High dynamic range

High dynamic range (HDR), also known as wide dynamic range, extended dynamic range, or expanded dynamic range, is a signal with a higher dynamic range than usual.

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Homogeneous coordinates

In mathematics, homogeneous coordinates or projective coordinates, introduced by August Ferdinand Möbius in his 1827 work Der barycentrische Calcul, are a system of coordinates used in projective geometry, just as Cartesian coordinates are used in Euclidean geometry.

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Hypergraph

In mathematics, a hypergraph is a generalization of a graph in which an edge can join any number of vertices.

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Image and object order rendering

In computer graphics, image order algorithms iterate over the pixels in the image to be produced, rather than the elements in the scene to be rendered.

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Image file format

An image file format is a file format for a digital image.

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Image plane

In 3D computer graphics, the image plane is that plane in the world which is identified with the plane of the display monitor used to view the image that is being rendered.

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Immediate mode (computer graphics)

Immediate mode is an API design pattern in computer graphics libraries, in which. Glossary of computer graphics and Immediate mode (computer graphics) are computer graphics.

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Implicit surface

In mathematics, an implicit surface is a surface in Euclidean space defined by an equation An implicit surface is the set of zeros of a function of three variables.

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Integer

An integer is the number zero (0), a positive natural number (1, 2, 3,...), or the negation of a positive natural number (−1, −2, −3,...). The negations or additive inverses of the positive natural numbers are referred to as negative integers.

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Interpolation

In the mathematical field of numerical analysis, interpolation is a type of estimation, a method of constructing (finding) new data points based on the range of a discrete set of known data points.

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Intersection

In mathematics, the intersection of two or more objects is another object consisting of everything that is contained in all of the objects simultaneously.

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Kernel (image processing)

In image processing, a kernel, convolution matrix, or mask is a small matrix used for blurring, sharpening, embossing, edge detection, and more.

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Key frame

In animation and filmmaking, a key frame (or keyframe) is a drawing or shot that defines the starting and ending points of a smooth transition. Glossary of computer graphics and key frame are computer graphics.

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Khronos Group

The Khronos Group, Inc. is an open, non-profit, member-driven consortium of 170 organizations developing, publishing and maintaining royalty-free interoperability standards for 3D graphics, virtual reality, augmented reality, parallel computation, vision acceleration and machine learning.

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Landscape

A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.

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Level of detail (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, level of detail (LOD) refers to the complexity of a 3D model representation.

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Library (computing)

In computer science, a library is a collection of read-only resources that is leveraged during software development to implement a computer program.

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Light

Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.

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Light field

A light field, or lightfield, is a vector function that describes the amount of light flowing in every direction through every point in a space.

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Light stage

A light stage is an active illumination system used for shape, texture, reflectance and motion capture often with structured light and a multi-camera setup.

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Lightmap

A lightmap is a data structure used in lightmapping, a form of surface caching in which the brightness of surfaces in a virtual scene is pre-calculated and stored in texture maps for later use. Glossary of computer graphics and lightmap are video game graphics.

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Line segment

In geometry, a line segment is a part of a straight line that is bounded by two distinct end points, and contains every point on the line that is between its endpoints.

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Linear interpolation

In mathematics, linear interpolation is a method of curve fitting using linear polynomials to construct new data points within the range of a discrete set of known data points.

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List of 3D modeling software

Following is a list of notable 3D modeling software, computer programs used for developing a mathematical representation of any Three Dimensional surface of objects, also called 3D modeling.

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List of rendering APIs

Rendering APIs typically provide just enough functionality to abstract a graphics accelerator, focussing on rendering primitives, state management, command lists/command buffers; and as such differ from fully fledged 3D graphics libraries, 3D engines (which handle scene graphs, lights, animation, materials etc.), and GUI frameworks; Some provide fallback software rasterisers, which were important for compatibility and adoption before graphics accelerators became widespread.

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Local coordinates

Local coordinates are the ones used in a local coordinate system or a local coordinate space. Glossary of computer graphics and local coordinates are computer graphics.

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Map extent

A map extent is the portion of area of a region shown in a map.

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Marching cubes

Marching cubes is a computer graphics algorithm, published in the 1987 SIGGRAPH proceedings by Lorensen and Cline, for extracting a polygonal mesh of an isosurface from a three-dimensional discrete scalar field (the elements of which are sometimes called voxels).

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Mathematical model

A mathematical model is an abstract description of a concrete system using mathematical concepts and language.

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Matrix (mathematics)

In mathematics, a matrix (matrices) is a rectangular array or table of numbers, symbols, or expressions, with elements or entries arranged in rows and columns, which is used to represent a mathematical object or property of such an object.

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Memory access pattern

In computing, a memory access pattern or IO access pattern is the pattern with which a system or program reads and writes memory on secondary storage.

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Memory architecture

Memory architecture describes the methods used to implement electronic computer data storage in a manner that is a combination of the fastest, most reliable, most durable, and least expensive way to store and retrieve information.

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Memory management unit

A memory management unit (MMU), sometimes called paged memory management unit (PMMU), is a computer hardware unit that examines all memory references on the memory bus, translating these requests, known as virtual memory addresses, into physical addresses in main memory.

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Metal (API)

Metal is a low-level, low-overhead hardware-accelerated 3D graphic and compute shader API created by Apple, debuting in iOS 8.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Minimum bounding box

In geometry, the minimum bounding box or smallest bounding box (also known as the minimum enclosing box or smallest enclosing box) for a point set in dimensions is the box with the smallest measure (area, volume, or hypervolume in higher dimensions) within which all the points lie.

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Mipmap

In computer graphics, mipmaps (also MIP maps) or pyramids are pre-calculated, optimized sequences of images, each of which is a progressively lower resolution representation of the previous.

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Monochrome

A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color).

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Multiple buffering

In computer science, multiple buffering is the use of more than one buffer to hold a block of data, so that a "reader" will see a complete (though perhaps old) version of the data instead of a partially updated version of the data being created by a "writer".

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Multiplication

Multiplication (often denoted by the cross symbol, by the mid-line dot operator, by juxtaposition, or, on computers, by an asterisk) is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition, subtraction, and division.

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Nearest-neighbor interpolation

Nearest-neighbor interpolation (also known as proximal interpolation or, in some contexts, point sampling) is a simple method of multivariate interpolation in one or more dimensions.

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Noise (signal processing)

In signal processing, noise is a general term for unwanted (and, in general, unknown) modifications that a signal may suffer during capture, storage, transmission, processing, or conversion.

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Normal (geometry)

In geometry, a normal is an object (e.g. a line, ray, or vector) that is perpendicular to a given object.

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Normal mapping

In 3D computer graphics, normal mapping, or Dot3 bump mapping, is a texture mapping technique used for faking the lighting of bumps and dents – an implementation of bump mapping.

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OpenGL

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics.

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Origin (mathematics)

In mathematics, the origin of a Euclidean space is a special point, usually denoted by the letter O, used as a fixed point of reference for the geometry of the surrounding space.

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Palette (computing)

In computer graphics, a palette is the set of available colors from which an image can be made.

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Parallax mapping

Parallax mapping (also called offset mapping or virtual displacement mapping) is an enhancement of the bump mapping or normal mapping techniques applied to textures in 3D rendering applications such as video games.

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Parallel array

In computing, a group of parallel arrays (also known as structure of arrays or SoA) is a form of implicit data structure that uses multiple arrays to represent a singular array of records.

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Particle system

A particle system is a technique in game physics, motion graphics, and computer graphics that uses many minute sprites, 3D models, or other graphic objects to simulate certain kinds of "fuzzy" phenomena, which are otherwise very hard to reproduce with conventional rendering techniques – usually highly chaotic systems, natural phenomena, or processes caused by chemical reactions.

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Path tracing

Path tracing is a computer graphics Monte Carlo method of rendering images of three-dimensional scenes such that the global illumination is faithful to reality.

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Perlin noise

Perlin noise is a type of gradient noise developed by Ken Perlin in 1983. Glossary of computer graphics and Perlin noise are computer graphics.

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Phong reflection model

The Phong reflection model (also called Phong illumination or Phong lighting) is an empirical model of the local illumination of points on a surface designed by the computer graphics researcher Bui Tuong Phong.

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Phong shading

In 3D computer graphics, Phong shading, Phong interpolation, or normal-vector interpolation shading is an interpolation technique for surface shading invented by computer graphics pioneer Bui Tuong Phong.

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Photogrammetry

Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant imagery and other phenomena.

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Photometry (optics)

Photometry is a branch of optics that deals with the measurement of light in terms of its perceived brightness to the human eye.

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Photon mapping

In computer graphics, photon mapping is a two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm developed by Henrik Wann Jensen between 1995 and 2001 that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space.

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Physically based rendering

Physically based rendering (PBR) is a computer graphics approach that seeks to render images in a way that models the lights and surfaces with optics in the real world. Glossary of computer graphics and Physically based rendering are computer graphics.

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Pixel

In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest addressable element in a dot matrix display device.

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Plane (mathematics)

In mathematics, a plane is a two-dimensional space or flat surface that extends indefinitely.

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PlayStation 3 system software

The PlayStation 3 system software is the updatable firmware and operating system of the PlayStation 3.

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Point cloud

A point cloud is a discrete set of data points in space.

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Polygon

In geometry, a polygon is a plane figure made up of line segments connected to form a closed polygonal chain.

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Polygon mesh

In 3D computer graphics and solid modeling, a polygon mesh is a collection of, s and s that defines the shape of a polyhedral object.

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Polynomial interpolation

In numerical analysis, polynomial interpolation is the interpolation of a given bivariate data set by the polynomial of lowest possible degree that passes through the points of the dataset.

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Portal rendering

In computer-generated imagery and real-time 3D computer graphics, portal rendering is an algorithm for visibility determination. Glossary of computer graphics and portal rendering are computer graphics.

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Potentially visible set

In 3D computer graphics, Potentially Visible Sets are used to accelerate the rendering of 3D environments.

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Procedural generation

In computing, procedural generation (sometimes shortened as proc-gen) is a method of creating data algorithmically as opposed to manually, typically through a combination of human-generated content and algorithms coupled with computer-generated randomness and processing power. Glossary of computer graphics and procedural generation are computer graphics.

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Procedural texture

In computer graphics, a procedural texture is a texture created using a mathematical description (i.e. an algorithm) rather than directly stored data.

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Quaternion

In mathematics, the quaternion number system extends the complex numbers.

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Radiance

In radiometry, radiance is the radiant flux emitted, reflected, transmitted or received by a given surface, per unit solid angle per unit projected area.

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Radiometry

Radiometry is a set of techniques for measuring electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.

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Raster graphics

smiley face in the top left corner is a raster image. When enlarged, individual pixels appear as squares. Enlarging further, each pixel can be analyzed, with their colors constructed through combination of the values for red, green and blue. In computer graphics and digital photography, a raster graphic represents a two-dimensional picture as a rectangular matrix or grid of pixels, viewable via a computer display, paper, or other display medium. Glossary of computer graphics and raster graphics are computer graphics.

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Rasterisation

In computer graphics, rasterisation (British English) or rasterization (American English) is the task of taking an image described in a vector graphics format (shapes) and converting it into a raster image (a series of pixels, dots or lines, which, when displayed together, create the image which was represented via shapes). Glossary of computer graphics and rasterisation are computer graphics.

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Ray (optics)

In optics, a ray is an idealized geometrical model of light or other electromagnetic radiation, obtained by choosing a curve that is perpendicular to the wavefronts of the actual light, and that points in the direction of energy flow.

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Ray casting

Ray casting is the methodological basis for 3D CAD/CAM solid modeling and image rendering.

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Ray marching

Ray marching is a class of rendering methods for 3D computer graphics where rays are traversed iteratively, effectively dividing each ray into smaller ray segments, sampling some function at each step.

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Ray tracing (graphics)

In 3D computer graphics, ray tracing is a technique for modeling light transport for use in a wide variety of rendering algorithms for generating digital images. Glossary of computer graphics and ray tracing (graphics) are computer graphics.

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Real-time computer graphics

Real-time computer graphics or real-time rendering is the sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time. Glossary of computer graphics and real-time computer graphics are computer graphics.

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Recursion (computer science)

In computer science, recursion is a method of solving a computational problem where the solution depends on solutions to smaller instances of the same problem.

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Reflection (computer graphics)

Reflection in computer graphics is used to render reflective objects like mirrors and shiny surfaces. Glossary of computer graphics and Reflection (computer graphics) are computer graphics.

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Reflection mapping

In computer graphics, reflection mapping or environment mapping is an efficient image-based lighting technique for approximating the appearance of a reflective surface by means of a precomputed texture.

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Rendering (computer graphics)

Rendering or image synthesis is the process of generating a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model by means of a computer program.

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Rendering equation

In computer graphics, the rendering equation is an integral equation in which the equilibrium radiance leaving a point is given as the sum of emitted plus reflected radiance under a geometric optics approximation. Glossary of computer graphics and rendering equation are computer graphics.

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RGB color model

The RGB color model is an additive color model in which the red, green and blue primary colors of light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors.

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RGB color spaces

RGB color spaces are additive colorimetric color spaces specifying part of its absolute color space definition using the RGB color model.

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RGBA color model

RGBA stands for red green blue alpha.

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Rotation (mathematics)

Rotation in mathematics is a concept originating in geometry.

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Scene graph

A scene graph is a general data structure commonly used by vector-based graphics editing applications and modern computer games, which arranges the logical and often spatial representation of a graphical scene.

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Screen space ambient occlusion

Screen space ambient occlusion (SSAO) is a computer graphics technique for efficiently approximating the ambient occlusion effect in real time. Glossary of computer graphics and Screen space ambient occlusion are computer graphics.

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Shader

In computer graphics, a shader is a computer program that calculates the appropriate levels of light, darkness, and color during the rendering of a 3D scene—a process known as shading.

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Shading

Shading refers to the depiction of depth perception in 3D models (within the field of 3D computer graphics) or illustrations (in visual art) by varying the level of darkness. Glossary of computer graphics and Shading are computer graphics.

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Shading language

A shading language is a graphics programming language adapted to programming shader effects.

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Shadow mapping

Shadow mapping or shadowing projection is a process by which shadows are added to 3D computer graphics.

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Shadow volume

Shadow volume is a technique used in 3D computer graphics to add shadows to a rendered scene.

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Shape

A shape is a graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.

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Simulation

A simulation is an imitative representation of a process or system that could exist in the real world.

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Single instruction, multiple data

Single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) is a type of parallel processing in Flynn's taxonomy.

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Skeletal animation

Skeletal animation or rigging is a technique in computer animation in which a character (or other articulated object) is represented in two parts: a polygonal or parametric mesh representation of the surface of the object, and a hierarchical set of interconnected parts (called joints or bones, and collectively forming the skeleton), a virtual armature used to animate (pose and keyframe) the mesh.

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Skybox (video games)

A skybox is a method of creating backgrounds to make a video game level appear larger than it really is. Glossary of computer graphics and skybox (video games) are video game graphics.

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Software rendering

Software rendering is the process of generating an image from a model by means of computer software.

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Solid modeling

Solid modeling (or solid modelling) is a consistent set of principles for mathematical and computer modeling of three-dimensional shapes (solids).

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Sorting algorithm

In computer science, a sorting algorithm is an algorithm that puts elements of a list into an order.

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Space-filling curve

In mathematical analysis, a space-filling curve is a curve whose range reaches every point in a higher dimensional region, typically the unit square (or more generally an n-dimensional unit hypercube).

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Spatial anti-aliasing

In digital signal processing, spatial anti-aliasing is a technique for minimizing the distortion artifacts (aliasing) when representing a high-resolution image at a lower resolution.

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Specularity

Specularity is the visual appearance of specular reflections.

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Sphere mapping

In computer graphics, sphere mapping (or spherical environment mapping) is a type of reflection mapping that approximates reflective surfaces by considering the environment to be an infinitely far-away spherical wall.

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Sprite (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game. Glossary of computer graphics and sprite (computer graphics) are computer graphics and video game graphics.

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Stencil buffer

A stencil buffer is an extra data buffer, in addition to the color buffer and Z-buffer, found on modern graphics hardware. Glossary of computer graphics and stencil buffer are computer graphics.

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Stereopsis

Stereopsis is the component of depth perception retrieved through binocular vision.

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Subdivision surface

In the field of 3D computer graphics, a subdivision surface (commonly shortened to SubD surface or Subsurf) is a curved surface represented by the specification of a coarser polygon mesh and produced by a recursive algorithmic method.

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Subsurface scattering

Subsurface scattering (SSS), also known as subsurface light transport (SSLT), is a mechanism of light transport in which light that penetrates the surface of a translucent object is scattered by interacting with the material and exits the surface potentially at a different point.

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Supersampling

Supersampling or supersampling anti-aliasing (SSAA) is a spatial anti-aliasing method, i.e. a method used to remove aliasing (jagged and pixelated edges, colloquially known as "jaggies") from images rendered in computer games or other computer programs that generate imagery.

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Surface triangulation

Triangulation of a surface means.

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Swizzling (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, swizzles are a class of operations that transform vectors by rearranging components. Glossary of computer graphics and Swizzling (computer graphics) are computer graphics.

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System on a chip

A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC; pl. SoCs) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system.

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Taxicab geometry

Taxicab geometry or Manhattan geometry is geometry where the familiar Euclidean distance is ignored, and the distance between two points is instead defined to be the sum of the absolute differences of their respective Cartesian coordinates, a distance function (or metric) called the taxicab distance, Manhattan distance, or city block distance.

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Terrain cartography

Terrain cartography or relief mapping is the depiction of the shape of the surface of the Earth on a map, using one or more of several techniques that have been developed.

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Tessellation (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, tessellation is the dividing of datasets of polygons (sometimes called vertex sets) presenting objects in a scene into suitable structures for rendering. Glossary of computer graphics and tessellation (computer graphics) are computer graphics.

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Texel (graphics)

In computer graphics, a texel, texture element, or texture pixel is the fundamental unit of a texture map.

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Texture filtering

In computer graphics, texture filtering or texture smoothing is the method used to determine the texture color for a texture mapped pixel, using the colors of nearby texels (ie. pixels of the texture). Glossary of computer graphics and texture filtering are computer graphics.

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Texture mapping

Texture mapping is a method for mapping a texture on a computer-generated graphic. Glossary of computer graphics and texture mapping are computer graphics.

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Texture mapping unit

In computer graphics, a texture mapping unit (TMU) is a component in modern graphics processing units (GPUs).

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Three-dimensional space

In geometry, a three-dimensional space (3D space, 3-space or, rarely, tri-dimensional space) is a mathematical space in which three values (coordinates) are required to determine the position of a point.

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Tone mapping

Tone mapping is a technique used in image processing and computer graphics to map one set of colors to another to approximate the appearance of high-dynamic-range (HDR) images in a medium that has a more limited dynamic range. Glossary of computer graphics and Tone mapping are computer graphics.

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Transformation matrix

In linear algebra, linear transformations can be represented by matrices. Glossary of computer graphics and transformation matrix are computer graphics.

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Triangle mesh

In computer graphics, a triangle mesh is a type of polygon mesh.

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Triangle strip

In computer graphics, a triangle strip is a subset of triangles in a triangle mesh with shared vertices, and is a more memory-efficient method of storing information about the mesh. Glossary of computer graphics and triangle strip are computer graphics.

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Trilinear filtering

Trilinear filtering is an extension of the bilinear texture filtering method, which also performs linear interpolation between mipmaps.

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Two-dimensional space

A two-dimensional space is a mathematical space with two dimensions, meaning points have two degrees of freedom: their locations can be locally described with two coordinates or they can move in two independent directions.

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Unique key

In relational database management systems, a unique key is a candidate key.

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Unit vector

In mathematics, a unit vector in a normed vector space is a vector (often a spatial vector) of length 1.

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UV mapping

UV mapping is the 3D modeling process of projecting a 3D model's surface to a 2D image for texture mapping.

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Vector (mathematics and physics)

In mathematics and physics, vector is a term that refers informally to some quantities that cannot be expressed by a single number (a scalar), or to elements of some vector spaces.

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Vector graphics

Vector graphics are a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons. Glossary of computer graphics and Vector graphics are computer graphics.

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Vector quantization

Vector quantization (VQ) is a classical quantization technique from signal processing that allows the modeling of probability density functions by the distribution of prototype vectors.

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Vector space

In mathematics and physics, a vector space (also called a linear space) is a set whose elements, often called ''vectors'', can be added together and multiplied ("scaled") by numbers called ''scalars''.

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Vertex (computer graphics)

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, or multiple points on a surface. Glossary of computer graphics and vertex (computer graphics) are computer graphics.

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Vertex buffer object

A vertex buffer object (VBO) is an OpenGL feature that provides methods for uploading vertex data (position, normal vector, color, etc.) to the video device for non-immediate-mode rendering.

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Video game console

A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller.

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Video post-processing

The term post-processing (or postproc for short) is used in the video and film industry for quality-improvement image processing (specifically digital image processing) methods used in video playback devices, such as stand-alone DVD-Video players; video playing software; and transcoding software.

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Viewing frustum

In 3D computer graphics, a viewing frustum or view frustum is the region of space in the modeled world that may appear on the screen; it is the field of view of a perspective virtual camera system.

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Virtual camera system

In 3D video games, a virtual camera system aims at controlling a camera or a set of cameras to display a view of a 3D virtual world. Glossary of computer graphics and virtual camera system are video game graphics.

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Virtual reality

Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Glossary of computer graphics and virtual reality are computer graphics.

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Visual artifact

Visual artifacts (also artefacts) are anomalies apparent during visual representation as in digital graphics and other forms of imagery, especially photography and microscopy.

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Voxel

A voxel is a three-dimensional counterpart to a pixel.

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Vulkan

Vulkan is a low-level, low-overhead cross-platform API and open standard for 3D graphics and computing.

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Wavefront .obj file

OBJ (or.OBJ) is a geometry definition file format first developed by Wavefront Technologies for its Advanced Visualizer animation package.

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Weighting

The process of frequency weighting involves emphasizing the contribution of particular aspects of a phenomenon (or of a set of data) over others to an outcome or result; thereby highlighting those aspects in comparison to others in the analysis.

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White noise

In signal processing, white noise is a random signal having equal intensity at different frequencies, giving it a constant power spectral density.

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Window (computing)

In computing, a window is a graphical control element.

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Wire-frame model

A wire-frame model, also wireframe model, is a visual representation of a three-dimensional (3D) physical object used in 3D computer graphics.

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Word (computer architecture)

In computing, a word is the natural unit of data used by a particular processor design.

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Y′UV

Y′UV, also written YUV, is the color model found in the PAL analogue color TV standard (excluding PAL-N).

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Z-buffering

A depth buffer, also known as a z-buffer, is a type of data buffer used in computer graphics to represent depth information of objects in 3D space from a particular perspective.

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Z-order

Z-order is an ordering of overlapping two-dimensional objects, such as windows in a stacking window manager, shapes in a vector graphics editor, or objects in a 3D application. Glossary of computer graphics and z-order are computer graphics.

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Z-order curve

In mathematical analysis and computer science, functions which are Z-order, Lebesgue curve, Morton space-filling curve, Morton order or Morton code map multidimensional data to one dimension while preserving locality of the data points.

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ZBrush

Maxon ZBrush is a digital sculpting tool that combines 3D/2.5D modeling, texturing and painting.

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2.5D

2.5D (basic pronunciation two-and-a-half dimensional) perspective refers to gameplay or movement in a video game or virtual reality environment that is restricted to a two-dimensional (2D) plane with little or no access to a third dimension in a space that otherwise appears to be three-dimensional and is often simulated and rendered in a 3D digital environment. Glossary of computer graphics and 2.5D are video game graphics.

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2D computer graphics

2D computer graphics is the computer-based generation of digital images—mostly from two-dimensional models (such as 2D geometric models, text, and digital images) and by techniques specific to them. Glossary of computer graphics and 2D computer graphics are computer graphics.

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3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics, sometimes called CGI, 3-D-CGI or three-dimensional computer graphics, are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering digital images, usually 2D images but sometimes 3D images. Glossary of computer graphics and 3D computer graphics are computer graphics.

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3D modeling

In 3D computer graphics, 3D modeling is the process of developing a mathematical coordinate-based representation of a surface of an object (inanimate or living) in three dimensions via specialized software by manipulating edges, vertices, and polygons in a simulated 3D space.

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3D projection

A 3D projection (or graphical projection) is a design technique used to display a three-dimensional (3D) object on a two-dimensional (2D) surface.

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3D rendering

3D rendering is the 3D computer graphics process of converting 3D models into 2D images on a computer.

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4D vector

In computer science, a 4D vector is a 4-component vector data type.

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8-bit color

8-bit color graphics are a method of storing image information in a computer's memory or in an image file, so that each pixel is represented by 8 bits (1 byte).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_computer_graphics

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Glossary of computer graphics

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