ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tile

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /taɪl/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tile is a noun meaning (computing) A rectangular graphic.

Meaning

(computing) A rectangular graphic.

Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
(Lego building) A Lego piece that is 1/3 the height of a brick, and is smooth without studs on top.
(transitive) To cover with tiles.
(computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
(graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
(dated, informal) A stiff hat.

Tile - Tile, a Hat.

The handyman tiled the kitchen.

Each tile within the map consists of 256 × 256 pixels.

Sprites and tiles that are hidden in the prototype ROM file can be recovered.

Related dictionary entries include slab, brick, gypsum, panel, pane, tessera.

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