Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: double buffering
double buffering
- in graphics, the practice of computing the next frame of an animation in memory while the previous frame is being displayed, and then copying the new frame to the screen quickly. That way, the process of drawing each frame is visible on the screen and does not produce flicker.
- more generally, the use of two buffers (memory areas) to hold data being sent to an output device. One buffer can continue to accept data while the other buffer is being copied from memory to the device.
