prepass
prepass noun: a prior pass of an algorithm or process, sometimes as an optimization to handle simpler cases.
Noun
prepass (plural prepasses)
- A prior pass of an algorithm or process, sometimes as an optimization to handle simpler cases.
- If you're trying to render an image of 800 × 600 pixels and you do the prepass with just 200 × 150 pixels, then you'll see fewer details there and you can't place the sampling points as exactly.2002, Arndt von Koenigsmarck, Maxon Cinema 4D 7: A Workshop for 2D/3D Graphics Pros, page 277
Forms of prepass
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Origin of prepass
From pre- + pass.
Questions about prepass
- What does prepass mean?
- Prepass means a prior pass of an algorithm or process, sometimes as an optimization to handle simpler cases.
- What part of speech is prepass?
- Prepass is a noun.
- What is the plural of prepass?
- The plural of prepass is prepasses.
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