Have I missed out on some terminiology? "card"
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I hear the word "card" being thrown around sometimes...
Sometimes in relation to graphics ("glow cards"), sometimes in non-graphics contexts ("queue card").
Is there a computer science meaning(s) of the word "card" that I've missed out on? Obviously, it's kind of hard to google.
Well on the graphics end of things a "card" tends to just mean a single Quad drawn for effect, not part of a particle system. Thus a "glow card" would add a halo to something. Other times it would be the image of a single key/button you need to press, or maybe a "card" is just part of an effect, like the muzzle flash of a gun.
Quote:Original post by discman1028Can't say as I have ever run into card used in this way - I tend to expect a card to be a piece of specialised hardware (i.e. gpu or sound card).
Is there a computer science meaning(s) of the word "card" that I've missed out on? Obviously, it's kind of hard to google.
Can you provide some links so we can look at this in context? Otherwise we'll just be guessing.
Quote:Original post by Stowelly
so what about the context of "unsigned integer" where does the term card fit into that?
Hm, you can declare a variable of type unsigned integer called "card"? ;)
its a fairly common practise, ive seen it redefined as that in a few source codes
http://cstep.luberth.com/htmlmgui/CARD32.html
http://cstep.luberth.com/htmlmgui/CARD32.html
Quote:Original post by discman1028
Sometimes in relation to graphics ("glow cards"), sometimes in non-graphics contexts ("queue card").
A "cue card" is a large paperboard sign with an actor's lines written on it, for the actor to refer to during a performance. It's possible that some software projects have made cutesy appropriation of the terminology.
Quote:Original post by Stowelly
its a fairly common practise, ive seen it redefined as that in a few source codes
http://cstep.luberth.com/htmlmgui/CARD32.html
Cardinal number, 32 bits.
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