computer graphics

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. pictorial computer output produced on a display screen, plotter, or printer.
2. the study of the techniques used to produce such output.

computer graphics

noun

1. functioning as singular the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids

Word History and Origins

Origin of computer graphics¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The computer graphics are monotone overlaid in Lucky Charms leprechaun green.

From The Daily Beast

Unfortunately, but by no accident, this metaphor was taken over in computer graphics.

From Project Gutenberg

The same holds true for the disciplines of visualization: drawing, computer graphics, design.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• animation