rect

Squared-off shape, shortened

Rect is informal shorthand for rectangle, used mainly in computing and game development to describe rectangular areas or bounding boxes: The collision detection checks if the rects overlap.

Programmers refer to rectangular screen regions, hitboxes, and selection areas as rects: Draw the sprite inside the rect.

geometry

quadrilateral

Four-sided closed figure

oblong · polygon · vertices · sides · angles · perimeter · area · diagonal · congruence · symmetry

drafting

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

drafting · engineering · precision · measuring · alignment · scale · template · CAD · orthographic · projection

technical

coordinates

Location-specifying number pairs

hitbox · clipping · viewport · canvas · pixel · bitmap · sprite · collision · selection · marquee

diagram

flowchart

Diagram showing workflow steps

  • boxLidded storage container
  • nodeConnection point in networks
  • cellBasic unit of life

table · wireframe · mockup · placeholder · panel · tile · card · block · container · slot

Opposites
shape geometry

rectcircle

Curved closed shape

oval · ellipse · round · circular · curved

angular regularity

recttriangle

Three-sided plane figure

polygon · trapezoid · rhombus · irregular polygon · star

Phrases
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rectangle, rectangular, rectify, rectification, rectifier, rectitude, rector, rectory, erect

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