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What is Computer Graphics?

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Computer Graphics Programming

Part of the book series: Symbolic Computation ((1276))

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The Data Processing Vocabulary of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) [ISO84] defines Computer Graphics as follows:

“Methods and techniques for converting data to and from a graphic display via computer.”

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Enderle, G., Kansy, K., Pfaff, G. (1987). What is Computer Graphics?. In: Computer Graphics Programming. Symbolic Computation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71079-7_1

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