Has anyone ever wondered where they came up with the name for the graphics program we all use? This from www.dictionary.com: poser (noun) a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not [syn: poseur] poser (noun) A wannabee... putting down those who "talk the talk but don't walk the walk". So, is "Poser" simply a program that's "pretending" to be a 3-D modelling application? From my experience with Poser 5, I can say for sure that it doesn't "walk the walk" (at least not when compared to the rendering engines of other 3-D software). Is that what Ghost Effects had in mind when they first created the program? Did they even research the negative connotations of the word?

Probably, but those are slang definitions. It is possible that they took if from the verb, to pose. Epecially since it was based off of the wooden posable model used by traditional artists.

The reason the slang came about was because of a person who "poses" so even the slang is based on the word pose. look up the verb pose, and I'm sure you'll find your answers there. cheers, -J

john Pronunciation Key (jn) n. Slang A toilet. A man who is a prostitute's customer. cool- dictionary.com is fun!

I was gonna give the definition of TROLL. -_-

Actually, I think poseur probably predates the American slang version poser. At any rate I find that poseuse is a female poseur. Sounds classier than posette anyway.