G
garbage collection
A Smalltalk process for periodically identifying unreferenced objects and deallocating their memory.
GC
Graphics context.
GET
One of the methods used in HTTP requests. A GET request is used to retrieve data from an HTTP server. See also POST.
global variable
A variable that any method in any object can access.
graphical user interface (GUI)
A type of interface that enables users to communicate with a program by manipulating graphical elements, rather than by entering commands. Typically, a graphical user interface includes a combination of graphics, pointing devices, menu bars, overlapping windows, and icons.
graphics context (GC)
In the Common Graphics subsystem, an object that contains information about drawing attributes.
group member
A team member who belongs to a group that is responsible for developing an application.
GUI
Graphical user interface.
Last modified date: 08/15/2019