"G-buffer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: G-buffers [plural]
Etymology: The G stands for geometry. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=G-buffer}} G-buffer (plural G-buffers)
  1. (computer graphics) A screen space representation of geometry and material information, generated by an intermediate rendering pass in deferred shading rendering pipelines. Wikipedia link: G-buffer Related terms: z-buffer

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