"painter's algorithm" meaning in All languages combined

See painter's algorithm on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Referring to the technique of painting distant parts of a scene before parts which are nearer and thereby covering some areas of distant parts. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} painter's algorithm
  1. (computer graphics) A simple rendering technique that sorts all the polygons in a scene by their depth and then paints them in that order, from farthest to closest. Wikipedia link: painter's algorithm Categories (topical): Computer graphics
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