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The term computer-generated most often refers to a sound or visual that has been created in whole or in part with the aid of computer software
Computer software

Computer software, or just software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, Algorithm and Software documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system....
. It can, but does not customarily, refer to something produced solely by computer hardware
Computer hardware

A personal computer is made up of computer hardware, multiple physical components onto which can be loaded into a multitude of software that perform the functions of the computer....
, like a noise from a hard disk drive or a printed page from a printer
Computer printer

File:Lexmark X5100 Series.jpgIn computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a hard copy of documents stored in computer file form, usually on physical print media such as paper or Transparency ....
 (although the object printed on the paper may be computer-generated, the physical page itself is not). Sounds and visuals are the most easily computer-generated objects.






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The term computer-generated most often refers to a sound or visual that has been created in whole or in part with the aid of computer software
Computer software

Computer software, or just software is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, Algorithm and Software documentation that perform some tasks on a computer system....
. It can, but does not customarily, refer to something produced solely by computer hardware
Computer hardware

A personal computer is made up of computer hardware, multiple physical components onto which can be loaded into a multitude of software that perform the functions of the computer....
, like a noise from a hard disk drive or a printed page from a printer
Computer printer

File:Lexmark X5100 Series.jpgIn computing, a printer is a peripheral which produces a hard copy of documents stored in computer file form, usually on physical print media such as paper or Transparency ....
 (although the object printed on the paper may be computer-generated, the physical page itself is not). Sounds and visuals are the most easily computer-generated objects. They are created either from the ground up, or by using real-world models recorded by a microphone
Microphone

A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or?more recently?mic, is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal....
 or camera
Camera

A camera is a device that records images, either as a still photograph or as moving images known as videos or movies. The term comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism of projecting images where an entire room functioned as a real-time imaging system; the modern camera evolved from the camera obscura....
, over which computer-generated objects are placed.

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  • Computer animation
    Computer animation

    Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of computers. It is a subfield of computer graphics and animation....
  • Computer art
    Computer art

    Computer art is any art in which computers played a role in production or display of the artwork. Such art can be an image, sound, animation, video, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, videogame, web site, algorithm, performance or gallery installation....
  • Computer-generated imagery
    Computer-generated imagery

    Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in films, television programs, Television commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media....
  • Computer-generated music
  • Computer graphics
    Computer graphics

    Computer graphics are graphics created by computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of pictorial data by a computer....