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rect

rect

1 8.0
A four-sided shape with right angles that shows an area on a screen
  • noun
  • /rɛkt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : rectángulo
  • The programmer used a rect to specify the coordinates for the shape being rendered.
  • rect traps

Examples

  • To create an interactive element on the screen, define a rect that outlines the clickable area.

  • In the computer graphics program, we can define a rect to represent the area where the image will be drawn.

  • And we can take a quick look at CG rect in the documentation.

  • But maybe there is another solution besides an array of rects.

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  • Now we have a system for tracking occupied rects, and it's fairly generic.

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  • Overall, CPUs are fairly good at this; it's just a bunch of floating point ops using a rect intersection function.

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Synonyms

box
vsrect
472 1.0

A rectangular outline drawn to enclose or highlight information

is the programming graphic used to define an area rather than just an outline
rectangle
vsrect
37 1.0

A flat shape with four sides, opposite sides equal, and four right angles

is the computing term for that shape used to define screen areas

Surface Forms

rect singular
rects plural

Etymology

Rect is a short form of rectangle, built from the root rect- meaning 'straight' or 'right' and the idea of a 'right angle'. So a rect in graphics is a four-sided shape with straight sides and right angles, which is why the short name fits.