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title: "What is WPF?"  
description: "What is WPF?"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-07-15  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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# What is WPF?

WPF stands for Windows Presentation Foundation It is part of the .NET framework 3.0 and higher. This is The Microsoft next generation UI framework to create applications with a rich user experience.

WPF combines application UIs, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, documents and multimedia into one single framework. Its vector based rendering engine uses hardware acceleration of modern graphic cards. This makes the UI faster, scalable and resolution independent.

## Answers

### Answer by Vijay Shukla

WPF stands for Windows Presentation Foundation It is part of the .NET framework 3.0 and higher. This is The Microsoft next generation UI framework to create applications with a rich user experience.

WPF combines application UIs, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, documents and multimedia into one single framework. Its vector based rendering engine uses hardware acceleration of modern graphic cards. This makes the UI faster, scalable and resolution independent.


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