"shadebob" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-shadebob.ogg Forms: shadebobs [plural]
Etymology: From shade + bob. See bob (“blitter object, type of hardware sprite”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shade|bob}} shade + bob Head templates: {{en-noun}} shadebob (plural shadebobs)
  1. (demoscene, computer graphics) A type of bob (graphical sprite-like element) rendered additively on the display, so that it blends with others but can be easily removed again by decrementing the colour value at each pixel. Categories (topical): Computer graphics, Demoscene

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