Definitions

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  • noun computing A software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness.

Etymologies

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frame +‎ skip

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Examples

  • Related articles: mame4iphone v0. 5.0: MAME emulator for iPhone, iPod Touch genesis4iphone beta videos - improved audio, landscape, and auto-frameskip

    Apple 2009

  • - Many games running at 60fps without frameskip!!!!!!!!!!!

    pocketnow.com 2009

  • GameGear titles run at 60 fps (no frameskip) and 44Khz audio on the MPx200 (should run the same on any smartphone).

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • - Many games running at 60fps without frameskip!!!!!!!!!!!

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • - Many games running at 60fps without frameskip!!!!!!!!!!!

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • Try setting the frameskip checkbox or turn off audio if it is really bad.

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • GameGear titles run at 60 fps (no frameskip) and 44Khz audio on the MPx200 (should run the same on any smartphone).

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • Try setting the frameskip checkbox or turn off audio if it is really bad.

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • Example plug-in, test (SDK template), frameskip (LGPL) are inclded.

    MacUpdate - Mac OS X 2009

  • - Many games running at 60fps without frameskip!!!!!!!!!!!

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

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