"mipmap" meaning in English

See mipmap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-mipmap.ogg [UK] Forms: mipmaps [plural]
Etymology: From mip (an acronym of Latin multum in parvo (“much in little”), referring to many images in a small space) + map, modelled on bitmap. Etymology templates: {{lg|acronym}} acronym, {{der|en|la|multum in parvo||much in little}} Latin multum in parvo (“much in little”), {{com|en|multum in parvo<alt:mip><ng:an acronym of Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">multum in parvo</i> (“much in little”), referring to many images in a small space>|map}} mip (an acronym of Latin multum in parvo (“much in little”), referring to many images in a small space) + map Head templates: {{en-noun}} mipmap (plural mipmaps)
  1. (computer graphics) A precalculated, optimised collection of images accompanying a main texture, used to increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts. Translations (Translations): MIP-kartta (Finnish), mipmap (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mipmap-en-noun-~duym939 Categories (other): Computer graphics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 60 40 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Audio: en-uk-mipmap.ogg [UK] Forms: mipmaps [present, singular, third-person], mipmapping [participle, present], mipmapped [participle, past], mipmapped [past]
Etymology: From mip (an acronym of Latin multum in parvo (“much in little”), referring to many images in a small space) + map, modelled on bitmap. Etymology templates: {{lg|acronym}} acronym, {{der|en|la|multum in parvo||much in little}} Latin multum in parvo (“much in little”), {{com|en|multum in parvo<alt:mip><ng:an acronym of Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">multum in parvo</i> (“much in little”), referring to many images in a small space>|map}} mip (an acronym of Latin multum in parvo (“much in little”), referring to many images in a small space) + map Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} mipmap (third-person singular simple present mipmaps, present participle mipmapping, simple past and past participle mipmapped)
  1. (computer graphics, transitive) To precalculate images for a texture in this manner. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mipmap-en-verb-kw~A00NT Categories (other): Computer graphics, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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