graphics API
C7923
concept
A graphics API is a software interface that allows applications to communicate with graphics hardware to render and manipulate visual content efficiently.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| graphics API canonical | 21 |
| 2D graphics API | 2 |
| graphics technology | 2 |
| GDI drawing function | 1 |
| OpenGL-like API | 1 |
| SceneKit API | 1 |
| Web graphics API | 1 |
| Windows graphics library | 1 |
| computer graphics interchange framework | 1 |
| embedded systems graphics API | 1 |
| graphics API interface | 1 |
| graphics application programming interface | 1 |
| graphics interface standard | 1 |
| graphics platform | 1 |
| low-level GPU API | 1 |
| low-level graphics API | 1 |
| web graphics API | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: graphics API
Generated description
A graphics API is a software interface that allows applications to communicate with graphics hardware to render and manipulate visual content efficiently.
Instances (35)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| OpenGL | — |
| Metal | — |
| Vulkan | — |
| Gdi32 | Windows graphics library |
| DXGI | — |
| Quartz 2D | 2D graphics API |
| OpenUSD | graphics technology |
| AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution | graphics technology |
| AGP | graphics interface standard |
|
Canvas 2D API
linked to:
canvas 2D API
|
Web graphics API |
| OpenGL ES | — |
| Web Graphics Library | — |
| WebGPU | web graphics API |
|
Metal
linked to:
Metal graphics API
|
— |
| Metal 2 | — |
| Metal 3 | — |
| Direct3D 12 | — |
| Mantle | — |
| AMD Mantle | — |
| Direct3D 9 | — |
| WebGL | — |
| EGL | graphics API interface |
| Ellipse | GDI drawing function |
| Direct3D 10 | — |
| Direct3D 11 | — |
| Direct2D | — |
| Direct3D | — |
| Carbon QuickDraw APIs | graphics application programming interface |
| IRIS GL | — |
| Alembic | computer graphics interchange framework |
| SCNAction | SceneKit API |
| TinyGL | OpenGL-like API |
| CyberGraphX | — |
| Apple graphics and compute ecosystem | graphics platform |
|
Metal
linked to:
Metal framework
|
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