"shadow mapping" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shadow mapping (uncountable)
  1. (computing, computer graphics) A process by which shadows are added to 3D computer graphics. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics, Computing

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