"tilemap" meaning in English

See tilemap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tilemaps [plural]
Etymology: tile + map Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tile|map}} tile + map Head templates: {{en-noun}} tilemap (plural tilemaps)
  1. (computer graphics) A two-dimensional grid made up of rectangular tiles of equal size, each of which can display an image. Categories (topical): Computer graphics Related terms: tileset

Inflected forms

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