"push-scrolling" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (computer graphics) A form of scrolling that is triggered whenever the user's text cursor, player character, etc. approaches the border of the screen, so as to keep it more or less central. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics Related terms: push-scroller Coordinate_terms: flip-screen
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