Glossary


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.


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