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Line 1: A '''Windows accelerator''' was a type of [[Graphics processing unit]] for [[personal computers]] with additional acceleration features like 2d [[line-drawings]], [[blitter]], [[clipping]], [[font caching]], [[hardware cursor support]] and pattern, polygon and area fills. The functionality marketed for [[hardware acceleration\|accelerating]] the [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]]. <ref>{{cite web\|title=PC Mag, PCs with windows accelerators\|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IuaYd-eFaFoC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=windows+accelerator+windows+3.1&source=bl&ots=keleFPQVTk&sig=yqrovKqQEjGfNsJiWpLIU3NaXp8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju49SM-9zRAhVC1xoKHd9nCQoQ6AEIVDAI#v=onepage&q=windows%20accelerator%20windows%203.1&f=false}}</ref> These have been superseded by multipurpose [[GPU]]s which include acceleration for [[3d graphics]].

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