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display tearing

display tearing noun: the effect of an image on a display appearing to horizontally "tear" in two due to lack of synchronization between the video feed and the display's refresh rate.

Noun

display tearing (uncountable)

  1. The effect of an image on a display appearing to horizontally "tear" in two due to lack of synchronization between the video feed and the display's refresh rate.
    Synonyms:
    screen tearing

Synonyms of display tearing

Questions about display tearing

What does display tearing mean?
Display tearing means the effect of an image on a display appearing to horizontally "tear" in two due to lack of synchronization between the video feed and the display's refresh rate.
What part of speech is display tearing?
Display tearing is a noun.

Words near display tearing in the dictionary

  1. display kerchief
  2. display kerchiefs
  3. display list
  4. display lists
  5. display model
  6. display tearing
  7. display window
  8. display windows
  9. display'd
  10. displayability
  11. displayable

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