graphicscommands

noun
UK /ˈɡræfɪks kəˈmɑːndz/
US /ˈɡræfɪks kəˈmændz/

Instructions that tell a computer how to draw pictures and shapes on the screen.

The game uses graphics commands to draw the spaceship and the stars.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Special codes in a programming language that create shapes and images.

She learned a few graphics commands to make a triangle appear.

3. Orders a computer gives to a printer or screen to show a picture.

The printer followed the graphics commands and printed the logo.

4. A set of actions in software that control how pictures look.

The app's graphics commands make the colors change smoothly.