Strange name, it refers to the way a camera lens blurs out-of-focus objects (especially highlights) into a disc shape [1]. I was expecting an image processing library.<p>Bokeh is widely discussed by photography equipment aficionados as one of the main distinguishing traits of different lens designs besides sharpness, distortion, etc.<p>edit: maybe it is an allusion to bubble plots?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=bokeh&amp;tbm=isch" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;search?q=bokeh&amp;tbm=isch</a>