computer graphics

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.

Origin:
1970–75

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computer graphics
 
n
(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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