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  2. Temporary file - Wikipedia

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    A temporary file is a file created to store information temporarily, either for a program's intermediate use or for transfer to a permanent file when complete. [1] It may be created by computer programs for a variety of purposes, such as when a program cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks, when the program is working on data bigger than the architecture's address space, or as a ...

  3. Temporary folder - Wikipedia

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    In Unix and Linux, the global temporary directories are /tmp and /var/tmp. Web browsers periodically write data to the tmp directory during page views and downloads. Typically, /var/tmp is for persistent files (as it may be preserved over reboots), and /tmp is for more temporary files. See Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

  4. Glossary of computer graphics - Wikipedia

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    Graphics represented as a rectangular grid of pixels. Rasterization Converting vector graphics to raster graphics. This terms also denotes a common method of rendering 3D models in real time. Ray casting Rendering by casting non-recursive rays from the camera into the scene. 2D ray casting is a 2.5D rendering method. Ray marching

  5. Texture mapping unit - Wikipedia

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    In computer graphics, a texture mapping unit (TMU) is a component in modern graphics processing units (GPUs). They are able to rotate, resize, and distort a bitmap image to be placed onto an arbitrary plane of a given 3D model as a texture, in a process called texture mapping.

  6. List of file formats - Wikipedia

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    While MS-DOS and NT always treat the suffix after the last period in a file's name as its extension, in UNIX-like systems, the final period does not necessarily mean that the text after the last period is the file's extension. [1] Some file formats, such as .txt or .text, may be listed multiple times.

  7. Computer graphics - Wikipedia

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    A Blender screenshot displaying the 3D test model Suzanne. Computer graphics deals with generating images and art with the aid of computers.Computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, digital art, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications.

  8. List of computing and IT abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    TFTP—Trivial File Transfer Protocol; TI—Texas Instruments; TIFF—Tagged Image File Format; TLA—Three-Letter Acronym; TLD—Top-Level Domain; TLS—Thread-Local Storage; TLS—Transport Layer Security; TLV—Type—length—value; tmp—temporary; TNC—Terminal Node Controller; TNC—Threaded Neill-Concelman connector; TPF—Transaction ...

  9. Texture mapping - Wikipedia

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    A texture map [5] [6] is an image applied (mapped) to the surface of a shape or polygon. [7] This may be a bitmap image or a procedural texture.They may be stored in common image file formats, referenced by 3D model formats or material definitions, and assembled into resource bundles.