The operating system software used in Microsoft Windows(tm) to represent graphic objects on a computer screen, fax machine or printer. GDI uses "primatives" that generate objects such as lines, circles and boxes to produce an image on the display. In Windows printing, the GDI page representations are sent directly into a print file without any intermediate translation into a page description language such as PCL or PostScript.
Microsoft Windows' Graphical Drawing Interface.
The portion of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system that provides two-dimensional vector graphics, imaging, and typography. GDI+ improves on GDI (the graphics device interface included with earlier versions of Windows) by adding new features and optimizing existing features. The GDI+ managed class interface (a set of wrappers) is part of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Graphic Display Interface
A Windows 9x component that controls screens, graphics, and printing.
Graphical Device Interface. A Windows standard for representing graphics and transmitting them to monitors, printers, and other output devices.
Graphical Display Interface. The API and software which control the way graphics are drawn on screen in the Windows 2D environment. The GDI for windows is like the DirectX for 3D. GDI controls all low level functions, but unlike DirectX, it does not allow programs direct access to hardware.
Graphics Device Interface. The graphical system that manages what appears on the screen and provides graphics support for printers and other output devices. One of three core components in Windows 98.
A standard set of programming functions provided by Microsoft for the production of graphic output in Windows. Microsoft provides these functions in its...
The component of Windows that permits applications to draw on screens, printers, and other output devices. The GDI provides hundreds of convenient functions for drawing lines, circles, and polygons; rendering fonts; querying devices for their output capabilities; and more.
Acronym for Graphic Device Interface which is another term for host-based Language (commonly found in the least expensive printers)
Graphical Display Interface] The display language interface for Microsoft Windows systems. GDI printers are compatible only with Windows systems.
Graphics Device Interface. See also: Graphics Device Interface
Graphical Device Interface. The method of operation windows operates under in order to maintain commonality of look and feel for all programs. The GDI defines how windows are displayed, bitmaps are moved around, etc. There is a file called GDI32.DLL that houses all of the API calls required to handle these operations (such as BitBlt).
Graphical Device Interface. This API is used by Microsoft Windows in order to maintain commonality of look and feel for all programs. The GDI defines how Windows are displayed, bitmaps are moved around, etc. There is a file called GDI32.DLL that houses all of the API calls required to handle these operations (such as BitBlt). [ edit
n. Acronym for Graphical Device Interface. In Microsoft Windows, a graphics display system used by applications to display or print bitmapped text (TrueType fonts), images, and other graphical elements. The GDI is responsible for drawing dialog boxes, buttons, and other elements in a consistent style on screen by calling the appropriate screen drivers and passing them the information on the item to be drawn. The GDI also works with GDI printers, which have limited ability to prepare a page for printing. Instead, the GDI handles that task by calling the appropriate printer drivers and moving the image or document directly to the printer, rather than reformatting the image or document in PostScript or another printer language. See also bitmapped font, dialog box, driver, PostScript.
Short for Graphical Device Interface, a Windows standard for representing graphical objects and transmitting them to output devices, such as monitors and printers.
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