computer graphics

American  

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.

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computer graphics British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of computer graphics

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Although computer graphics have been essential to Hollywood since the 1990s, they traditionally required hundreds of artists and months of post-production work to place actors or crowds in digital worlds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In 2004, Nvidia hired Ian Buck, an engineer fresh out of Stanford University, to create a way for programmers to use Nvidia GPUs for a lot more than just computer graphics and gaming.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

To Light Wire, an “immersive art creative content company” from Brazil, the “dream” involves blending computer graphics technology with a choreographed live performance.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

A keen artist, he studied computer graphics at university and got a job at a London game studio.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Theories require a medium of expression, and this is represented by new languages, such as mathematical and logical formalisms, chemical notation, computer graphics, or discourse in some pseudo- language.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

Related Words

• animation