splatting

English

Etymology

The computing term was coined by Charles Bloom.

Verb

splatting

1. present participle and gerund of splat

Noun

splatting (usually uncountable, plural splattings)

1. A sound or action that splats.

   the splatting of water on the stone floor

2. (computer graphics) A method for combining different textures by applying an alpha channel map to the higher levels, revealing the layers underneath where the map is partially or completely transparent.

Anagrams

• plattings