Understanding the concepts behind computer graphics is vital for application developers, innovators, designers, marketers, artists, CAD engineers and architects.

Having even a basic comprehension of these technical concepts can make the difference between success and failure when it comes to creative visual projects.

This list, written by Mark W. Kaelin for TechRepublic Premium, contains 29 terms and concepts that will help you stay on top of the current chatter about computer graphics.

Featured definition from the glossary:

Anisotropic filtering

A method of enhancing the image quality of textures on surfaces of tessellation-rendered graphics that are at oblique viewing angles with respect to the viewer. This method is used to improve the viewer’s perception of depth in a rendered frame.

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