The Dictionary of Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality

✍ Scribed by Roy Latham (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 178
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Superblack, superblock, supercase, superquadric, supersampling, superred, supergreen, and superblue are just a few of the words which make up the language of computer graphics. This new edition of a widely acclaimed dictionary provides a guide to this fast-moving subject for both relative novices and professionals working in the field. The main changes have been to add new terminology relating to virtual reality and the related topics of robotics and networked simulation. This dictionary covers the software, hardware, and applications of computer graphics and contains hundreds of terms not found elsewhere. Definitions are clear and concise, with special attention given to alternate spellings and meanings. Acronyms are decoded, and pronunciation of the seemingly unpronounceable is given, from WYSIWYG (whizzy-wig) to NAPLPS (nap-lips).

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
A....Pages 1-8
B....Pages 9-17
C....Pages 18-33
D....Pages 34-43
E....Pages 44-48
F....Pages 49-57
G....Pages 58-63
H....Pages 64-69
I....Pages 70-75
J....Pages 76-77
K....Pages 78-79
L....Pages 80-84
M....Pages 85-92
N....Pages 93-95
O....Pages 96-98
P....Pages 99-110
Q....Pages 111-112
R....Pages 113-119
S....Pages 120-134
T....Pages 135-141
U....Pages 142-143
V....Pages 144-149
W....Pages 150-153
X....Pages 154-155
Y....Pages 156-156
Z....Pages 157-157
Word List....Pages 158-167
Back Matter....Pages 168-169

✦ Subjects

Computer Graphics