renderer
software that displays output
A program or part of a program that makes something appear on a screen.
a/the renderer; [adjective] renderer
- The game's renderer supports realistic lighting and shadows.
- A browser's renderer turns HTML and CSS into the page you see on the screen.
- The app crashed when the renderer tried to draw the large 3D model.
- The renderer makes the image on the screen.
- The web renderer shows the page in the browser.
person who creates renderings
A person who makes realistic pictures of a design or idea before it is built or produced.
a renderer; a [field] renderer
- The studio hired a renderer to produce images of the new apartment complex.
- As a freelance renderer, she turns rough sketches into photorealistic product images.
- The architect sent the plans to a renderer before meeting the client.
- The renderer made a picture of the new kitchen.
- They paid a renderer to show the house design.
worker who coats walls
A worker who covers walls with a smooth cement or plaster coating.
a renderer; a wall/exterior renderer
- We need a renderer to repair the cracked finish on the outside wall.
- The builder recommended a local renderer for the new extension.
- A good renderer can make an old brick wall look clean and modern.
- The renderer fixed the wall.
- We hired a renderer for the outside of the house.
animal by-product processor
A company or person that processes animal by-products into useful materials.
a renderer; an animal/meat renderer
- The renderer collects animal by-products from several meat plants.
- Regulations require the renderer to handle waste safely and trace each load.
- Some pet food ingredients come from materials processed by a renderer.
- The renderer processes animal fat.
- The company is an industrial renderer.
- Base: renderer
- Plural: renderers
3d renderer
1software for 3D images
A program that makes pictures or videos from 3D models.
- The 3D renderer adds shadows, reflections, and textures to the model.
- This free 3D renderer is popular with product designers.
- The scene looked flat until we changed the settings in the 3D renderer.
browser renderer
1browser page-display component
The part of a browser that turns website code into the page you see.
- The browser renderer recalculates the layout when the window size changes.
- A bug in the browser renderer caused the page to appear blank.
- Modern browsers often isolate the browser renderer in a separate process for security.
hardware renderer
1GPU-based graphics renderer
A renderer that uses a graphics card or GPU to draw images.
- Switching to the hardware renderer made the animation much smoother.
- The hardware renderer failed because the graphics driver was out of date.
- Most modern games use a hardware renderer for real-time graphics.
offline renderer
1non-real-time renderer
A renderer that can take more time to make a higher-quality image.
- The studio used an offline renderer for the final film frames.
- An offline renderer can spend several minutes calculating one image.
- The preview was made in real time, but the final shot was produced with an offline renderer.
real-time renderer
1instant interactive renderer
A renderer that makes images immediately while the user is interacting with them.
- The real-time renderer keeps the frame rate stable during complex scenes.
- Architects used a real-time renderer so clients could walk through the building design.
- A real-time renderer must balance image quality with speed.
software renderer
1CPU-based graphics renderer
A renderer that draws graphics using the computer's main processor instead of special graphics hardware.
- The game includes a software renderer for older machines without a compatible GPU.
- The software renderer is slower, but it produces the same basic image.
- Developers used a software renderer to test the graphics pipeline.