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

Rosner’s imagery is abstract and often looks like the computer graphics you might choose for a screen saver, but better, brilliantly colored and alive.

From Los Angeles Times

“In terms of CG, computer graphics and effects and so forth, all of the games were very, very challenging. But I think the most challenging was the final game in the series,” he admitted.

From Salon

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

The part where it falls into the pool, that’s computer graphics.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Related Words

• animation