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Tearing

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
  2. continuous shedding of tears; epiphora
  3. Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

Equivalents

DeutschGereiße
العربيةالتمزيقخرق
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Examples

Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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