COMPUTER GRAPHICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does computer graphics mean? 

• COMPUTER GRAPHICS (noun)
  The noun COMPUTER GRAPHICS has 1 sense:

1. the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer

  Familiarity information: COMPUTER GRAPHICS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMPUTER GRAPHICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("computer graphics" is a kind of...):

graphics (the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book)

Domain member category:

frame buffer ((computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel)

antialiasing ((computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "computer graphics"):

clip art (ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document)