This page lists words that are frequently encountered in the context of OpenGL use, in alphabetical order.
| ARB |
OpenGL Architecture Review Board.
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| Context |
A collection of state, memory and resources. Required to do any OpenGL operation.
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| GL |
Often used to refer to OpenGL.
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| GLU |
GL Utility, an OpenGL helper library. Kind of outdated.
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| GLUT |
GL Utility Toolkit, a library for creating OpenGL contexts and windows, as well as other things. Outdated, use other alternatives instead.
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| GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit, a piece of hardware for graphics.
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| OpenGL |
OpenGL stands for Open Graphics Library.
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| OpenGL ES |
OpenGL Embedded Systems. An OpenGL based specification for systems such as mobile phones.
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| Vendor |
The developer of an OpenGL implementation.
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