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shader

/ˈʃeɪdər/ noun · British & US
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What does shader mean?

noun

A person or thing that shades, or a computer program that generates images of light and color. In computer graphics, a shader is a program that runs on a graphics processing unit (GPU) to calculate the visual appearance of 3D objects.

Example

"The artist used a shader to create a realistic sunset in her digital painting."

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