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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	A collection of state, memory and resources. Required to do any OpenGL operation.
GL	Often used to refer to OpenGL.
GLU	GL Utility, an OpenGL helper library. Kind of outdated.
GLUT	GL Utility Toolkit, a library for creating OpenGL contexts and windows, as well as other things. Outdated, use other alternatives instead.
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit, a piece of hardware for graphics.
OpenGL	OpenGL stands for Open Graphics Library.
OpenGL ES	OpenGL Embedded Systems. An OpenGL based specification for systems such as mobile phones.
Vendor	The developer of an OpenGL implementation.

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+| '''[[ARB]]''' || OpenGL Architecture Review Board.
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+| '''Context''' || A collection of state, memory and resources. Required to do any OpenGL operation.
+|-
+| '''GL''' || Often used to refer to OpenGL.
+|-
+| '''GLU''' || GL Utility, an OpenGL helper library. Kind of outdated.
+|-
+| '''GLUT''' || GL Utility Toolkit, a library for creating OpenGL contexts and windows, as well as other things. Outdated, use other [[Related toolkits and APIs|alternatives]] instead.
+|-
+| '''GPU''' || Graphics Processing Unit, a piece of hardware for graphics.
+|-
+| '''OpenGL''' || OpenGL stands for Open Graphics Library.
+|-
+| '''OpenGL ES''' || OpenGL Embedded Systems. An OpenGL based specification for systems such as mobile phones.
+|-
+| '''Vendor''' || The developer of an OpenGL implementation.
+|}