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Bounding Box
For Bounding Box we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Illustration and Real Time 3D.
Bounding Box (Illustration) 
A function in the PostScript language that describes a rectangular shape just large enough to contain all elements of a design or illustration. A bounding box does not print but is always present to communicate information about the shape and size of the design or illustration.
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Bounding Box (Real Time 3D)
A simplified approximation of the volume of a model, used most commonly for collision detection. Although it is commonly a box, it can be any shape. If not a box, it is more properly called a bounding volume.
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