Nomenclature
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OpenGL has a particular Nomenclature, a system for naming functions that is followed consistently (mostly).
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Function suffixes
Because OpenGL is cross-platform, it does not require a language that has function overloading. However, it does have many functions that are conceptually the same, yet take different parameter types. These functions are given unique names by adding suffixes. OpenGL has a specific scheme for defining these suffixes.