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Glossary
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- COD. Crystallography Open Database. An open-access collection of crystal structures of organic, inorganic, metal-organic compounds, and minerals. shapeXT allows users to fetch and visualize structures directly from this database using a 7-digit ID.
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- GPU. Graphics processing unit.
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- MoltenVK. A software translation layer that maps Vulkan API calls to Apple's Metal graphics framework. shapeXT relies on MoltenVK to bring its Vulkan renderer seamlessly to macOS and Apple Silicon hardware.
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- SPIR-V. SPIR-V™ is a registered trademark of the Khronos Group Inc.
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- Vulkan. Vulkan® is a new-generation graphics and compute API for high-efficiency, cross-platform access to GPUs. Vulkan and the Vulkan logo are registered trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc.