/graf"iks/ , n.
1. ( used with a sing. v. ) the art of drawing, esp. as used in mathematics, engineering, etc.
2. ( used with a pl. v. ) See graphic arts (def. 1).
3. ( used with a pl. v. ) Motion Pictures, Television. the titles, credits, subtitles, announcements, etc., shown on the screen before, or as part of, a film or television program.
4. ( used with a sing. v. ) the science of calculating by diagrams.
5. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) Computers. See computer graphics .
adj.
6. Computers. pertaining to pictorial information displayed, plotted, or printed by a computer: When you draw a picture on a graphics tablet the computer displays the same picture on the screen.
[ 1885-90; see GRAPHIC, -ICS ]