Color Graphics Adapter (CGA): Stands for Color Graphics Adapter. Introduced by IBM as their first microcomputer color standard. This graphics card allowed a maximum of four colors at a resolution of 320 x 200 or two colors at 640 x 200.

 

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Color Graphics Adapter (CGA): Stands for Color Graphics Adapter. Introduced by IBM as their first microcomputer color standard. This graphics card allowed a maximum of four colors at a resolution of 320 x 200 or two colo . . . View Full Definition

Graduated Color: The range of color from light to dark or from warm to cool that results in a gradually changing effect.

Fugitive Colors: The pigments in the 'fugitive' class of paints have the unfortunate characteristic of looking beautiful and unique when first painted but show bad side-effects over time. Side effects includ . . . View Full Definition

Flat Color: Any area of a painting that has an unbroken single hue and value.

Hand Coloring: Process of applying color tints, in the form of paint, to a photographic image to create or enhance the color effect.

Local Color: The actual color of an object being painted, unmodified by light or shadow. (An orange is orange)

Network Adapter: This is a hardware unit that connects a device to a communication line. For wide area networks (WAN), these adapters connect routers to the specific type of connection (T1, BRI) that is inst . . . View Full Definition

Muted Color: Restricted or suppressed rather than the full range of color.

Display Adapter: The interface between the computer and the monitor. Transmits the signals that, in turn, appear as images on the display. This can be an expansion card or an integrated chip on the motherboard.

Lighting Color: Light may be 'colored' by placing a filter or gelatin in front of a light source.