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frameskip

frameskip noun: a software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness.

Noun

frameskip (uncountable)

  1. A software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness.

Origin of frameskip

From frame + skip.

Questions about frameskip

What does frameskip mean?
Frameskip means a software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness.
What part of speech is frameskip?
Frameskip is a noun.

Words near frameskip in the dictionary

  1. frameshifter
  2. frameshifters
  3. frameshifting
  4. frameshiftings
  5. frameshifts
  6. frameskip
  7. framesmith
  8. framesmiths
  9. framestone
  10. framestones
  11. framestore

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