"frame-perfect" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} frame-perfect (not comparable)
  1. (speedrunning) Of an input, trick etc.: performed accurate to the duration of a single frame. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Speedrunning Synonyms: frame perfect Related terms: pixel-perfect
    Sense id: en-frame-perfect-en-adj--yQHWooO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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