C++ Glossary
- BGI
- Borland Graphics Interface
- CGI
- Common Gateway Interface, is a standard for external gateway
programs to interface with information servers such as HTTP servers or web
servers
- GDI
- Graphics Device Interface
- GUI
- Graphical User Interface
- IDAPI
- Independant Database Application Programming Interface
- IDE
- Integrated Development Enviroment
- MFC
- Microsoft Foundation Class (Library)
- Mode 13h
- graphics mode that has a screen resolution of 320x200, 256 colors
and one page for animation
- OOD
- Object-Oriented Design
- OOP
- Object-Oriented Programming
- OWL
- Object Windows Library
- PHIGS
- Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics Standard
- Pixel
- is the actual dot on a output device that covers a fixed area & has a
measureable distance from each other to prevent pixel colliding (blurring
image)
- RAD
- Rapid Application Development
- RLE
- Run-Length Encoding
- Surface Rendering
- adds realism to 3D objects by coloring, texturing, &
shading (or reflection) algorithms
- VCL
- Visual Component Library
