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Stencil buffer

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frame buffernoun(computing) Alternative form of framebuffer. [(computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.]
framebuffernoun(computing) A video output device that drives a display from a memory buffer containing a complete frame of graphical data.
bufferingnounThe use of a buffer.
paint bucketnoun(computer graphics) A tool in some graphics editor applications that fills in a portion of the image with a certain color or pattern.
despecklernoun(computer graphics) A process or algorithm that removes speckles.
buffernoun(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
shadernoun(computer graphics) A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.
checkerboard renderingnoun(computer graphics) A rasterization optimization technique where on every pass only a part of the final resolution is rendered (sometimes in a checkerboard pattern) to then be interpolated (spatially and/or temporally), usually in order to increase performance.
metaspritenoun(computer graphics) A sprite made up from a number of smaller hardware sprites that are moved together.
graphics processing unitnoun(computer hardware) A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device.
frameskipnoun(computing) A software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness.
superpixelnoun(computer graphics) A polygonal part of a digital image, larger than a normal pixel, that is rendered with uniform colour and brightness.
gap buffernoun(programming) A dynamic array that allows efficient insertion and deletion operations clustered near the same location.
dithernounThe state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
compositornounA person who sets type; a typesetter.
scrollnoun(computing) The act of scrolling
overdrawverbTo withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
rasterizernounA computer program that performs rasterization.
softmaskverb(computer graphics) To convert hard edges in an image to soft ones, by the use of a "fuzzy" mask.
pixelizationnoun(computing) The result of enlarging a digital image further than the resolution of the monitor device, usually 72 dpi (dots per inch), causing the individual pixels making up the image to become more prominent, thus causing a grainy appearance in the image.

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