Immediate mode and retained mode are not technical jargon in user interface APIs, however, which I the technical audience of this article. I don't think it's re

Immediate mode and retained mode are not technical jargon in user interface APIs, however, which I the technical audience of this article. I don't think it's reasonable to assume the audience is familiar with jargon from an unrelated field, even if that jargon is in common use in that field.