a rectangular area in world coordinates that selects the part of the scene to display

an area on the screen where the image appears

the area on the display device (device or normalised coordinates) where the window contents are shown

a rectangle in world coordinates selecting the scene

the set of pixels on the boundary

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Define window and viewport

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A window is a rectangular area in world coordinates that selects the portion of the scene to display; a viewport is the rectangular area on the display device where the window content appears. The window-to-viewport transformation maps the window onto the viewport.

Define window and view port.

Window: a rectangular area in the world coordinate system that selects which part of the scene is to be displayed.

Viewport: a rectangular area on the display device (screen, in device or normalised coordinates) in which the contents of the window are shown. The window-to-viewport transformation maps the window onto the viewport.

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