graphicscommand

noun
UK /ˈɡræfɪks kəˈmɑːnd/
US /ˈɡræfɪks kəˈmænd/

A graphics command is an instruction that tells a computer how to draw a picture on the screen.

The program sent a graphics command to draw a red circle.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A typed instruction in a drawing program that makes shapes or lines appear.

She typed a graphics command to fill the square with blue.

3. A signal a game sends to the computer to show an image quickly.

Each graphics command helped the game draw the moving car.

4. A code word used to control how colors and shapes look on a display.

The graphics command changed the background to green.