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immediate mode

immediate mode noun: a mode in which the application is directly responsible for rendering graphics to the display, contrasting with retained mode.

Noun

immediate mode (uncountable)

  1. A mode in which the application is directly responsible for rendering graphics to the display, contrasting with retained mode.

Questions about immediate mode

What does immediate mode mean?
Immediate mode means a mode in which the application is directly responsible for rendering graphics to the display, contrasting with retained mode.
What part of speech is immediate mode?
Immediate mode is a noun.

Words near immediate mode in the dictionary

  1. immediate
  2. immediate annuities
  3. immediate annuity
  4. immediate families
  5. immediate family
  6. immediate mode
  7. immediate pursuit
  8. immediate pursuits
  9. immediate real-time
  10. immediately
  11. immediateness

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