ray tracing

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See also: raytracing

English

Noun

ray tracing (uncountable)

  1. (computer graphics) A technique that produces realistically shaded images by projecting imaginary light rays to determine which parts of an object should be illuminated.
  2. A technique used in optics for analysis of optical systems.

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ray tracing.

Noun

ray tracing c

  1. (computer graphics, colloquial) ray tracing
    Synonyms: strålföljning, strålspårning
    • 2020 December 9, André Stray, “Minecraft med ray tracing ute nu för alla med Windows 10-versionen [Minecraft with ray tracing out now for everyone with the Windows 10 version]”, in Feber:
      Har man ett kort med ray tracing-stöd så kan man få en rätt flådig och verklig visuell upplevelse i flera olika spel. [] För att komma igång med det hela så är det bara att ladda ner Windows 10-versionen av Minecraft, som ni hittar i Microsoft Store, och sedan är det bara att aktivera ray tracing i inställningsmenyn.
      If you have a card with ray tracing support, you can get a fairly smooth and real visual experience in several different games. To get started, just download the Windows 10 version of Minecraft, which you can find in the Microsoft Store, and then just enable ray tracing in the settings menu.
    • 2022 January 18, Kalle Wiklund, “Samsungs senaste drag: Första mobilchipet med stöd för raytracing [Samsung's latest feature: The first mobile chip with support for raytracing]”, in Ny Teknik:
      Mobilchippet är, enligt Samsung, världens första med gpu-stöd för så kallad strålspårning (ray tracing).
      The mobile chip is, according to Samsung, the world's first with gpu support for so-called ray tracing (ray tracing).