tiling
/ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To cover with tiles.
- To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
- A covering of tiles.
- The act of applying tiles.
- A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.
- 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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