"billboarding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From billboard + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|billboard|ing}} billboard + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} billboarding (uncountable)
  1. (computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics
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