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tiling

/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To cover with tiles.
  2. To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
  3. To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
  4. To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
  5. A covering of tiles.
  6. The act of applying tiles.
  7. A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
  8. A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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