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| GL_POINTS | individual points |
| GL_LINES | pairs of vertices interpreted as individual line segments |
| GL_LINE_STRIP | series of connected line segments |
| GL_LINE_LOOP | same as above, with a segment added between last and first vertices |
| GL_TRIANGLES | triples of vertices interpreted as triangles |
| GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP | linked strip of triangles |
| GL_TRIANGLE_FAN | linked fan of triangles |
| GL_QUADS | quadruples of vertices interpreted as four-sided polygons |
| GL_QUAD_STRIP | linked strip of quadrilaterals |
| GL_POLYGON | boundary of a simple, convex polygon |