Directx

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

  DirectX
       
           A {Microsoft} programming interface
          {standard}, first included with {Windows 95}.  DirectX gives
          (games) programmers a standard way to gain direct access to
          enhanced hardware features under Windows 95 instead of going


          via the Windows 95 {GDI}.  Some DirectX code runs faster than
          the equivalent under {MS DOS}.
       
          DirectX promises performance improvements for graphics, sound,
          video, 3D, and network capabilites of games, but only where
          both hardware and software support DirectX.
       
          DirectX 2 introduced the Direct3D interface.  Version 5 was
          current at 1998-02-01.  Version 8.1 is included in {Windows
          XP}.
       
          Current version: 8.1 (as of 2001-12-31).
       
          {Home (http://www.microsoft.com/directx/)}.
       
          (2001-12-31)