shadow acne

noun

An undesirable striped or moiré appearance in shadow mapping, resulting from the use of a relatively low-resolution shadow map.

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Meanings

nounshadow acne (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputer graphicsAn undesirable striped or moiré appearance in shadow mapping, resulting from the use of a relatively low-resolution shadow map.
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APA

shadow acne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20acne

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“shadow acne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20acne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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