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; [[ARB]] | ; [[ARB]] | ||
: OpenGL Architecture Review Board. | : OpenGL Architecture Review Board. | ||
; Context | ; [[OpenGL Context|Context, OpenGL]] | ||
: A collection of state, memory and resources. Required to do any OpenGL operation. | : A collection of state, memory and resources. Required to do any OpenGL operation. | ||
; GL | ; GL | ||
: | : Shorthand for OpenGL. | ||
; GLU | ; GLU | ||
: GL Utility, an OpenGL helper library. | : GL Utility, an OpenGL helper library. '''Outdated;''' use [[Portal:Development Tools|other tools]] instead. | ||
; GLUT | ; GLUT | ||
: '''GL''' '''U'''tility '''T'''oolkit. A library for creating OpenGL contexts and windows, as well as other things. Outdated | : '''GL''' '''U'''tility '''T'''oolkit. A library for creating OpenGL contexts and windows, as well as other things. '''Outdated;''' use [[Tools/FreeGLUT|FreeGLUT]] or other [[Portal:Development_Tools#Window_Creation|window creation]] systems instead. | ||
; GPU | ; GPU | ||
: Graphics Processing Unit, a piece of hardware for graphics. | : Graphics Processing Unit, a piece of hardware for graphics. | ||
; OpenGL | ; [[OpenGL]] | ||
: | : A cross-platform graphics system with an openly available specification. | ||
; OpenGL ES | ; OpenGL ES | ||
: OpenGL Embedded Systems. An OpenGL based specification for systems such as mobile phones. | : OpenGL for Embedded Systems. An OpenGL based specification for systems such as mobile phones. | ||
; <span id="Rendering command">Rendering command</span> | |||
: OpenGL rendering commands are any [[Vertex Rendering]] function, [[Framebuffer#Blitting|Framebuffer blitting]] operations, [[Framebuffer#Buffer clearing|Framebuffer clearing]] operations, and [[Compute Shader#Dispatch|Compute dispatch]] operations. | |||
; Vendor | ; Vendor | ||
: The developer of an OpenGL implementation. | : The developer of an OpenGL implementation. | ||
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This page lists words that are frequently encountered in the context of OpenGL use, in alphabetical order.
- ARB
- OpenGL Architecture Review Board.
- Context, OpenGL
- A collection of state, memory and resources. Required to do any OpenGL operation.
- GL
- Shorthand for OpenGL.
- GLU
- GL Utility, an OpenGL helper library. Outdated; use other tools instead.
- GLUT
- GL Utility Toolkit. A library for creating OpenGL contexts and windows, as well as other things. Outdated; use FreeGLUT or other window creation systems instead.
- GPU
- Graphics Processing Unit, a piece of hardware for graphics.
- OpenGL
- A cross-platform graphics system with an openly available specification.
- OpenGL ES
- OpenGL for Embedded Systems. An OpenGL based specification for systems such as mobile phones.
- Rendering command
- OpenGL rendering commands are any Vertex Rendering function, Framebuffer blitting operations, Framebuffer clearing operations, and Compute dispatch operations.
- Vendor
- The developer of an OpenGL implementation.