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subtick en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From sub- + tick.

Meanings

1. A secondary tick that occurs between regular ticks.
   • The update will also include an update to tick rate, in addition to visual changes. The game will now use a 'subtick' system. 2023 March 22, Calum Patterson, “Counter-Strike 2 revealed: Source 2 update overhauls CS:GO maps, graphics, smokes, more”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2024:
   • In this example the control word is broken in three eight-bit blocks, corresponding to three subticks that occur between two regular clock ticks. 2015, Peter J[ames] Denning, Craig H. Martell, Great Principles of Computing, Cambridge, M.A.; London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 68:

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