What does the 'EA' in EAGLContext stand for?

Question

What does 'EA' in EAGLContext stand for? Is it also the same for the 'EA' in CAEAGLLayer?

Answer 1

EAGL (Embedded Apple Graphics Library) is the implementation by Apple of the EGL API.

EA = Embedded Apple. Yes it is also the same for CAEAGLLayer.

Answer 2

EA = Embedded Apple. It comes from AGL, the Apple Graphics Library and EA(GL) is the embedded version of it.

Answer 3

EAGL stands for Embedded Apple Graphics Library