An application that allows the user to simulate painting on the computer by using the mouse or a graphics tablet. Windows comes with Paint, an elementary paint program, and image editors such as Photoshop provide a basic set of painting tools.
A paint program is a software graphics program that allows the user to draw, color, or paint bitmapped images on a computer. Though most are discontinued, examples include: KolourPaint, XPaint, Deluxe Paint, MacPaint, and Microsoft Paint, which is shown in the picture.
