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Ravi Gagan
Microsoft DirectXis a collection ofapplication programming interfaces(APIs) for handling tasks related tomultimedia, especially game programming and video, onMicrosoftplatforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth. The name DirectX was coined asshorthand term for all of these APIs (the X standing in for the particular API names) and soon became the name of the collection. When Microsoft later set out to develop a gaming console, the X was used as the basis of the nameXboxto indicate that the consolewas based on DirectX technology. The X initial has been carried forward in the naming of APIs designed for the Xbox such as X Input and the...
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Microsoft DirectXis a collection ofapplication programming interfaces(APIs) for handling tasks related tomultimedia, especially game programming and video, onMicrosoftplatforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth. The name DirectX was coined asshorthand term for all of these APIs (the X standing in for the particular API names) and soon became the name of the collection. When Microsoft later set out to develop a gaming console, the X was used as the basis of the nameXboxto indicate that the consolewas based on DirectX technology. The X initial has been carried forward in the naming of APIs designed for the Xbox such as X Input and the Cross-platform Audio Creation Tool(XACT), while the DirectX pattern has been continued for Windows APIs such as Direct2D and DirectWrite.

Source-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_X
 
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