renderwall

renderwall
 n.— «Churning out scenes like the destruction of Barad-dûr and the Battle of Pelennor Fields (with thousands of bloodthirsty CG Orcs) took 3,200 processors running at teraflop speeds through 10-gig pipes—that’s one epic renderwall.» —“The Wall of Fame” by Jennifer Hillner Wired Dec., 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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