graphics adaptor
<hardware, graphics> (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video
adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC,
containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap
display.
Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they
can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also
limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such
display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires
or supports different sets.
(1996-09-16)
Nearby terms:
Graphic Language « graphics accelerator « graphics
adapter «
graphics adaptor » graphics card » Graphics
Interchange Format » Graphics Interface Format
|
