The raytracing reference gives short, easily-understood explanations of common terms encountered while writing a raytracing program, reading other people's comments on the subject, or looking at a raytracing webpage. The various terms are arranged alphabetically below. Please note that in the interests of readability, very common terms have often not been marked as cross-references even though they may have been defined elsewhere. If you need more information on that term, check the comprehensive index below or just click the first letter of the term in the menu at the top of the page and scroll down the page contents list.
Note: If you can't find the term you're looking for, it may a proper noun, i.e., the name of a product, program, organization or author. In that case, I advise you to check the page on raytracing programs. As a last resort, check the links page for items I may have links to, but have not listed here (or have forgotten to list, in which case please inform me!)
