simply,
glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
glCullFace(GL_BACK); //can also use GL_FRONT, or GL_FRONT_AND_BACK

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OpenGL does Hidden Surface Removal.
It''s called a Zbuffer or depth buffer and it removes hidden surfaces (surfaces behind other surfaces).

Back Face Culling (BFC) is another Hidden Surface Removal (HSR) technic which can be used along with Z-Buffering.
(And you really want to use it, it boost rendering)

BFC is not in a good pipeline position in the current OpenGL pipeline, and you should better do it yourself rather than ask OpenGL to do.
I think that they may/would be extensions to do the tests at a more appropriate place in the pipeline.


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As stated earlier, if you know that a particular part of an object is not going to be seen (like the inside of a closed box), then you can use glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE); If for instance, you want to compare the z axis distance of a already displayed pixel and a new pixel that will be placed in its spot, you would just use the debt buffer and call glEnable(GL_DEBTH_TEST); In the initializing code of your software, make sure that you clear out the structure with a call to glclear(GL_DEBTH_BUFFER_BIT);

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