The story
The algorithm was developed in 1967 during flight simulator work by Danny Cohen and Ivan Sutherland.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cohen-Sutherland algorithm
Today it means: An algorithm used for line clipping. It divides a two-dimensional space into nine regions (or a three-dimensional space into 27 regions), and then efficiently determines the lines and portions of lines that are visible in the central region, or viewport. Full definition →