"display tearing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} display tearing (uncountable)
  1. The effect of an image on a display appearing to horizontally "tear" in two due to lack of synchronization between the video feed and the display's refresh rate. Wikipedia link: en:screen tearing Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: screen tearing
    Sense id: en-display_tearing-en-noun-3l2XNIBo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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