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subpass

subpass noun: part of a pass or iteration.

Noun

subpass (plural subpasses)

  1. Part of a pass or iteration.
    • On the GPU, each subpass requires a SetRenderTarget() call, which incurs a small cost.2005, Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2005, page 780

Forms of subpass

pluralsubpasses

Origin of subpass

From sub- + pass.

Questions about subpass

What does subpass mean?
Subpass means part of a pass or iteration.
What part of speech is subpass?
Subpass is a noun.
What is the plural of subpass?
The plural of subpass is subpasses.

Words near subpass in the dictionary

  1. subpartners
  2. subpartnership
  3. subpartnerships
  4. subparts
  5. subparty
  6. subpass
  7. subpassage
  8. subpassaged
  9. subpassages
  10. subpassaging
  11. subpasses

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