shader

noun — 2 senses

shader

noun

US /ˈʃeɪdɚ/

Etymology From shade + -er.

1

One who, or that which, shades.

2

Computer graphics, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.

Derived terms: compute shader, fragment shader, geometry shader, pixel shader, shaderless, vertex shader

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