Definitions for shader
shad·er

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1. shadernoun

   One who, or that which, shades.

2. shadernoun

   A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.

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1. Shader

   In computer graphics, a shader is a computer program that calculates the appropriate levels of light, darkness, and color during the rendering of a 3D scene - a process known as shading. Shaders have evolved to perform a variety of specialized functions in computer graphics special effects and video post-processing, as well as general-purpose computing on graphics processing units. Traditional shaders calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware with a high degree of flexibility. Most shaders are coded for (and run on) a graphics processing unit (GPU), though this is not a strict requirement. Shading languages are used to program the GPU's rendering pipeline, which has mostly superseded the fixed-function pipeline of the past that only allowed for common geometry transforming and pixel-shading functions; with shaders, customized effects can be used. The position and color (hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast) of all pixels, vertices, and/or textures used to construct a final rendered image can be altered using algorithms defined in a shader, and can be modified by external variables or textures introduced by the computer program calling the shader.Shaders are used widely in cinema post-processing, computer-generated imagery, and video games to produce a range of effects. Beyond simple lighting models, more complex uses of shaders include: altering the hue, saturation, brightness (HSL/HSV) or contrast of an image; producing blur, light bloom, volumetric lighting, normal mapping (for depth effects), bokeh, cel shading, posterization, bump mapping, distortion, chroma keying (for so-called "bluescreen/greenscreen" effects), edge and motion detection, as well as psychedelic effects such as those seen in the demoscene.

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1. Shadernoun

   one who, or that which, shades

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1. Shader

   In the field of computer graphics, a shader is a computer program that is used to do shading - the production of appropriate levels of light and color within an image - or, in the modern era, also to produce special effects or do postprocessing. A definition in layman's terms might be given as "a program that teaches a computer how to draw something in a specific and unique way". Shaders calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware with a high degree of flexibility. Most shaders are coded for a graphics processing unit, though this is not a strict requirement. Shading languages are usually used to program the programmable GPU rendering pipeline, which has mostly superseded the fixed-function pipeline that allowed only common geometry transformation and pixel-shading functions; with shaders, customized effects can be used. The position, hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast of all pixels, vertices, or textures used to construct a final image can be altered on the fly, using algorithms defined in the shader, and can be modified by external variables or textures introduced by the program calling the shader. Shaders are used widely in cinema postprocessing, computer-generated imagery, and video games to produce a seemingly infinite range of effects. Beyond just simple lighting models - see List of common shading algorithms - more complex uses include altering the hue, saturation, brightness and/or contrast of an image, producing blur, bokeh, cel shading, posterization, bump mapping, distortion, chroma keying, edge detection and motion detection, psychedelic effects, and a wide range of others.

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1. SHADER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shader is ranked #42455 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shader surname appeared 511 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shader.
   
   93.5% or 478 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for shader »

1. dasher

2. shared

3. sheard

How to pronounce shader?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shader in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shader in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shader
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shader
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shader
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=shader
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html