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OpenGL ES

port of the OpenGL API for embedded systems
CreativeWork application_programming_interface Q1137220

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
application programming interface, software[2]
Inception
July 28, 2003[8]
Official website
www.khronos.org[9]
Has use
3D computer graphics[6]
Developer
Khronos Group[3]
Platform
cross-platform[7]
Programmed in
OpenGL ES Shading Language[4]
Software version identifier
3.2[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en OpenGL ES de Open Graphics Library for Embedded Systems fr GLES fr OGLES fr OpenGLES th ซอฟแวร์OGL
🔖 Identifiers · 5
GND ID
1095889109
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Glxinfo with glxgears screenshot.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/04nr87
Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com, gamedev.stackexchange.com
Zhihu topic ID
19573869

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
software, application programming interface
Belongs to 1
Adreno 540
Developer 1
Khronos Group
Has these parts 1
OpenGL ES Shading Language
Has use 1
3D computer graphics
Platform 1
cross-platform
Programmed in 1
OpenGL ES Shading Language
← Based on 1
WebGL
← Binding of software library 1
Lightweight Java Game Library
← Depends on software 1
Blender
← Implementation of 1
Mesa
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Summary

OpenGL ES is an application programming interface[1].

Related Entities

3D computer graphics Adreno 540 application programming interface Blender cross-platform OpenGL ES Shading Language software WebGL

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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . khronos.org. khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · ~2026-35624-36 · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Zhihu topic ID → 19573869
    Instance of → application programming interface, software
    Stack Exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/opengl-es, https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/tags/opengl-es
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Software version identifier: 3.2"
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