"roundrect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: roundrects [plural]
Etymology: Blend of rounded + rectangle. In 1981, a function for quickly creating rounded rectangles was added to the Apple program LisaGraf (later renamed QuickDraw) created by Bill Atkinson at the request of Steve Jobs, with the program referring to this shape as the "RoundRect." Etymology templates: {{blend|en|rounded|rectangle}} Blend of rounded + rectangle Head templates: {{en-noun}} roundrect (plural roundrects)
  1. (computer graphics) A rectangle with rounded corners. Categories (topical): Apple Inc., Computer graphics, Shapes

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