flood fill

Meanings

nounflood fill (plural flood fills)

computer graphicsA means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.
Synonyms: seed fill

verbflood fill (third-person singular simple present flood fills, present participle flood filling, simple past and past participle flood filled)

present singular third person flood fills · participle present flood filling · participle past flood filled · past flood filled

nounA means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.

Similar

Chinese Mandarin 泛洪填充, 漫水填充

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