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   * **CShM.** Continuous Shape Measures. A quantitative approach used in coordination chemistry to evaluate the degree of distortion of a molecule's coordination sphere relative to an ideal reference polyhedron (such as a perfect tetrahedron or octahedron). A CShM value of zero indicates a perfect match to the ideal shape. shapeXT provides an integrated tool to calculate and analyze these measures interactively.   * **CShM.** Continuous Shape Measures. A quantitative approach used in coordination chemistry to evaluate the degree of distortion of a molecule's coordination sphere relative to an ideal reference polyhedron (such as a perfect tetrahedron or octahedron). A CShM value of zero indicates a perfect match to the ideal shape. shapeXT provides an integrated tool to calculate and analyze these measures interactively.
   * **COD.** Crystallography Open Database. An open-access collection of crystal structures of organic, inorganic, metal-organic compounds, and minerals. shapeXT allows users to fetch and visualize structures directly from this database using a 7-digit ID.   * **COD.** Crystallography Open Database. An open-access collection of crystal structures of organic, inorganic, metal-organic compounds, and minerals. shapeXT allows users to fetch and visualize structures directly from this database using a 7-digit ID.
 +  * **CPU.** Central Processing Unit. The primary hardware component responsible for executing general-purpose instructions and logic. 
  
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-  * **GPU.** Graphics processing unit.+  * **GPU.** Graphics Processing Unit. A highly parallel hardware accelerator designed to perform thousands of mathematical calculations simultaneously. The GPU is optimized for massive parallel computing and shapeXT relies heavily on the GPU via Vulkan to execute shaders.
  
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   * **Space Group.** A mathematical description of the complete 3D symmetry of a crystal lattice. It combines point group symmetries (e.g., rotations and reflections) with translational symmetries (e.g., glide planes and screw axes). There are 230 unique space groups in three-dimensional crystallography. shapeXT fully supports all these 230 space groups.   * **Space Group.** A mathematical description of the complete 3D symmetry of a crystal lattice. It combines point group symmetries (e.g., rotations and reflections) with translational symmetries (e.g., glide planes and screw axes). There are 230 unique space groups in three-dimensional crystallography. shapeXT fully supports all these 230 space groups.
-  * **SPIR-V.** SPIR-V™ is a registered trademark of the Khronos Group Inc.+  * **SPIR-V.** Standardized intermediate binary representation for graphics shaders. In shapeXT, all rendering shaders are compiled into SPIR-V to ensure minimal initialization times and cross-platform reliability. SPIR-V™ is a registered trademark of the Khronos Group Inc.
  
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