"viewport" meaning in All languages combined

See viewport on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈvjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/ Audio: en-uk-viewport.ogg [UK] Forms: viewports [plural]
Rhymes: -uːpɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: view + port Etymology templates: {{compound|en|view|port}} view + port Head templates: {{en-noun}} viewport (plural viewports)
  1. A viewing window.
    Sense id: en-viewport-en-noun-ihxwp-D6
  2. (computer graphics) A typically rectangular region representing the range or area currently visible (within a window, screen, etc.). Categories (topical): Computer graphics Translations (rectangular region in computer graphics): näkymä (Finnish), Viewport [masculine] (German), ventana gráfica [feminine] (Spanish), görüntü kapısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-viewport-en-noun-1ssrYN8A Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'rectangular region in computer graphics': 2 98

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈvjuːpɔː(ɹ)t/ Audio: en-uk-viewport.ogg [UK] Forms: viewports [present, singular, third-person], viewporting [participle, present], viewported [participle, past], viewported [past]
Rhymes: -uːpɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: view + port Etymology templates: {{compound|en|view|port}} view + port Head templates: {{en-verb}} viewport (third-person singular simple present viewports, present participle viewporting, simple past and past participle viewported)
  1. (transitive, computer graphics) To clip (an image or region) so that it fits in a viewport. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-viewport-en-verb-C8t9Xgtp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 42 55 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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