noun
display element; graphic primitive; output primitive
Technical computing term for a basic graphical or output unit in a display system.
このグラフィックライブラリでは、線や円などの出力基本要素を組み合わせて図形を描画します。
In this graphics library, you draw shapes by combining output primitives such as lines and circles.
Compound of 出力 (output), 基本 (basic), and 要素 (element). A straightforward technical term with no special historical derivation.