Bezier

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Bezier
       
           (After Frenchman Pierre Bezier from Regie Renault)
          A collection of formulae for describing curved lines ({Bezier
          curve}) and surfaces ({Bezier surface}), first used in 1972 to
          model automobile surfaces.


       
          Curves and surfaces are defined by a set of "control points"
          which can be moved interactively making Bezier curves and
          surfaces convenient for interactive graphic design.
       
          ["Principles of interactive computer graphics", William
          M. Newman, Graw-Hill].
       
          (1995-04-04)