w-buffer

noun

A kind of inverted z-buffer, storing inverse depth values, which has some advantages for interpolation and precision scaling.

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Meanings

nounw-buffer (plural w-buffers)

plural w-buffers

  1. computer graphicsA kind of inverted z-buffer, storing inverse depth values, which has some advantages for interpolation and precision scaling.

Translations

Finnish W-puskuri
  • W-puskuriTranslations
German w-Puffer
  • w-PufferTranslations
Polish bufor W
  • bufor WTranslations
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APA

w-buffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w-buffer

MLA

“w-buffer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w-buffer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “w-buffer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/w-buffer.

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