viewportn.

Brit.

/ˈvjuːpɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈvjuˌpɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: view n., port n.³

Etymology: < view n. + port n.³

1. A (typically small and reinforced) window in a vehicle or other structure designed to operate in space or underwater. In early use chiefly in Science Fiction.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > hole or window

oillet1333

tooting-holea1382

tote-hole1561

peepholea1570

eyehole1655

eyelet1762

eyelet hole1774

eye-loop1803

Judas hole1858

peek-hole1867

oillet pane1873

squint1891

observation window1897

viewport1942

port1949

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > for looking through

oillet1333

loop1393

sight-hole1559

tote-hole1561

peepholea1570

loophole1591

eyehole1655

grille1686

slit17..

eyelet1762

eyelet hole1774

spying-hole1791

eye-loop1803

squint1839

hagioscope1840

Judas hole1858

peek-hole1867

oillet pane1873

spy-hole1888

squint1891

viewport1942

1942 Astounding Sci.-Fiction May 176/2 Hober Mallow said thoughtfully ‘Good trading material here.’ He was staring quietly out the viewport.

1957 ‘T. Sturgeon’ Thunder & Roses 174 You just don't look through viewports very often.

1976 Offshore Engineer Apr. 61/1 The forward ‘sphere’..has eight round viewports: two above, one forward, two each side and below and forward.

1988 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 17 Oct. 39/1 Tonight's features take the viewer on an underwater voyage to view bizarre deep-sea creatures through the viewports and cameras of the Alvin, a research submarine.

2014 Flight Internat. (Nexis) 26 Aug. The camera will be mounted in the station's window observational research facility—a reinforced viewport that allows high-resolution photography from inside the station.

2. In computer graphics: a (typically rectangular) region of a display screen in which a selected portion or view of an image can be displayed.

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society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > monitor > display or screen > area

viewport1968

window1974

1968 R. F. Sproull & I. E. Sutherland in Proc. AFIPS Fall Joint Computer Conf. 33 767/2 If two-dimensional information is being presented, the viewport will contain an enlarged version of the information which falls within the window.

1982 J. E. Scott Introd. Interactive Computer Graphics ix. 183 The graphics package provides a full range of two- and three-dimensional viewing transformations, including window selection, viewport assignment, and clipping.

1990 PC Mag. 27 Mar. 183 (advt.) It offers multiple interactive viewports, allowing you to work in four views simultaneously.

2009 D. Byrnes AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies v. 111 One viewport can show the floor plan of an exhibit space.., and another viewport can show an enlarged view of a display cabinet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	viewport
释义	viewportn. Brit. /ˈvjuːpɔːt/, U.S. /ˈvjuˌpɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: view n., port n.³ Etymology: < view n. + port n.³ 1. A (typically small and reinforced) window in a vehicle or other structure designed to operate in space or underwater. In early use chiefly in Science Fiction. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > hole or window oillet1333 tooting-holea1382 tote-hole1561 peepholea1570 eyehole1655 eyelet1762 eyelet hole1774 eye-loop1803 Judas hole1858 peek-hole1867 oillet pane1873 squint1891 observation window1897 viewport1942 port1949 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > for looking through oillet1333 loop1393 sight-hole1559 tote-hole1561 peepholea1570 loophole1591 eyehole1655 grille1686 slit17.. eyelet1762 eyelet hole1774 spying-hole1791 eye-loop1803 squint1839 hagioscope1840 Judas hole1858 peek-hole1867 oillet pane1873 spy-hole1888 squint1891 viewport1942 1942 Astounding Sci.-Fiction May 176/2 Hober Mallow said thoughtfully ‘Good trading material here.’ He was staring quietly out the viewport. 1957 ‘T. Sturgeon’ Thunder & Roses 174 You just don't look through viewports very often. 1976 Offshore Engineer Apr. 61/1 The forward ‘sphere’..has eight round viewports: two above, one forward, two each side and below and forward. 1988 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 17 Oct. 39/1 Tonight's features take the viewer on an underwater voyage to view bizarre deep-sea creatures through the viewports and cameras of the Alvin, a research submarine. 2014 Flight Internat. (Nexis) 26 Aug. The camera will be mounted in the station's window observational research facility—a reinforced viewport that allows high-resolution photography from inside the station. 2. In computer graphics: a (typically rectangular) region of a display screen in which a selected portion or view of an image can be displayed. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > monitor > display or screen > area viewport1968 window1974 1968 R. F. Sproull & I. E. Sutherland in Proc. AFIPS Fall Joint Computer Conf. 33 767/2 If two-dimensional information is being presented, the viewport will contain an enlarged version of the information which falls within the window. 1982 J. E. Scott Introd. Interactive Computer Graphics ix. 183 The graphics package provides a full range of two- and three-dimensional viewing transformations, including window selection, viewport assignment, and clipping. 1990 PC Mag. 27 Mar. 183 (advt.) It offers multiple interactive viewports, allowing you to work in four views simultaneously. 2009 D. Byrnes AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies v. 111 One viewport can show the floor plan of an exhibit space.., and another viewport can show an enlarged view of a display cabinet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1942
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