Editing Graphical Kernel System (section)

{{Short description|First ISO standard for low-level computer graphics}}
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{{Infobox standardref
| title             = Graphical Kernel System
| status            = 
| year_started      = {{Start date and age|1977}}
| version           = ISO/IEC 7942-4:1998
| versionDate       = {{Start date and age|1998}}
| organization      = [[American National Standards Institute|ANSI]], [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]], [[International Electrotechnical Commission|IEC]]
| related_standards = ANSI X3.124, ISO 8651, ISO 8805, ISO/IEC 8806, [[ISO 10303]]
| abbreviation      = GKS
| domain            = [[Computer graphics]]
| website           = 
}}
The '''Graphical Kernel System''' ('''GKS''') was the first [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] standard for low-level [[computer graphics]], introduced in 1977. A draft international standard was circulated for review in September 1983.<ref name="NS_1983"/><ref name="Straayer_1983"/><ref name="DW_1983"/>
Final ratification of the standard was achieved in 1985.<ref name="ISO_1985"/><ref name="CW_1985"/>