computer graphicn.
/kəmˌpjuːtə ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /kəmˌpjudər ˈɡræfɪk/ A visual image produced or modified by means of a computer, or generated as part of a computer program (usually in plural). Also (in plural with singular agreement): the use of computers to generate and manipulate visual images. Cf. graphic n. 3.
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computer graphic1963
society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > [noun] > by means of a computer
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graphics1966
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colour graphics1951
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wire-frame1971
1963 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 202/1 Computer graphics is a technique for producing line drawings in any projection including true perspective by use of current digital computing and plotting equipment. The process was developed and successfully demonstrated early in 1960 in a practical application at the Boeing Company, Wichita, Kans.
1965 Proc. AFIPS Conf. 27 883/2 Only with the most recent advances in computer speed and scope performance has a real-time on-line computer graphics system become practicable.
1982 Byte (Nexis) Nov. To quote Arthur C. Clarke's third law: ‘“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Now—right now—computer graphics is magic.’
1992 Industry Week 7 Dec. 62/4 The inventor is in front of a computer graphic which gains depth through the technique.
1999 Fortean Times 4 July 52/3 I have worked in computer graphics for over 10 years and am happy to say that these wires are not simple pixelation effects.
2003 Daily Tel. 23 May 25/2 The fusion of live action and computer graphics isn't seamless—Reeves's face takes on a perceptibly rendered look.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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