Mipmap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mipmap is a noun meaning (computer graphics, transitive) To precalculate images for a texture in this manner.
Meaning
(computer graphics, transitive) To precalculate images for a texture in this manner.
More Meanings
- (computer graphics) A precalculated, optimised collection of images accompanying a main texture, used to increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts.
Example Sentences
The ability to mipmap floating-point textures would help with the computation of the maximum energy to find the next shooter.
Word Forms
- mipmaps
- mipmapping
- mipmapped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mipmapping, clipmapping, lightmap, pixelmap, pixmap, tilemap.
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