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Z-buffering

A z-buffer, also known as a depth buffer, is a type of data buffer used in computer graphics to store the depth information of fragments. The values stored represent the distance to the camera, with 0 being the closest. The encoding scheme may be flipped with the highest number being the value closest to camera.

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Z-culling

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Algorithmics

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Z-buffering

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples14
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Z-buffering

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related to Z-culling · 5
Z-buffering → Also, In, It, This, When
related to Developments · 4
Z-buffering → At, Even, Generally, Nearer
related to history · 3
Z-buffering → PhD, Wolfgang Straßer, Z-buffers
is a · 1
Z-buffering → technique used in almost all contemporary computers
related to Algorithmics · 1
Z-buffering → The

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z-buffer values depth displaystyle value camera used stored using objects space graphics also fragment precision rendering point pixel z' screen

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Z-bufferingis atechnique used in almost all contemporary computers0.90text
Z-bufferingrelated to AlgorithmicsThe0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to DevelopmentsEven0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to DevelopmentsNearer0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to DevelopmentsGenerally0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to DevelopmentsAt0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to historyWolfgang Straßer0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to historyPhD0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to historyZ-buffers0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to Z-cullingIn0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to Z-cullingIt0.60section
Z-bufferingrelated to Z-cullingWhen0.60section

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