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splatting

  • /ˈsplætɪŋ/

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The computing term was coined by Charles Bloom.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of splat

noun splattings

  1. uncountable, usually A sound or action that splats. the splatting of water on the stone floor
  2. uncountable, usually 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.

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"splatting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/splatting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

splatting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/splatting

Chicago

"splatting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/splatting.

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@misc{splatting_2026,
  title = {splatting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/splatting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}