"backface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backfaces [plural]
Etymology: From back + face. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|face}} back + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} backface (plural backfaces)
  1. (computer graphics) The back side of a face of a mesh, which typically will never face the camera and can thus be culled (discarded) from the list of items to be rendered. Categories (topical): Computer graphics

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