"z-fighting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈzɛd.faɪ.tɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈziː.fʌɪ.ɾɪŋ/ [US]
Etymology: z- + fighting Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|z-|fighting}} z- + fighting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} z-fighting (uncountable)
  1. (computer graphics) A phenomenon in three-dimensional rendering where two or more primitives have similar values in the z-buffer, causing flickering as one is displayed varyingly behind or in front of the other. Wikipedia link: z-fighting Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics Coordinate_terms: z-culling

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