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Texture atlas
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">computer graphics</a>, a texture atlas (also called a spritesheet or an image sprite in <a href="/facts/2D_computer_graphics/j6dBxDpX">2D game development</a>) is an image containing multiple smaller images, usually packed together to reduce overall dimensions. An atlas can consist of uniformly-sized images or images of varying dimensions. A sub-image is drawn using custom <a href="/facts/Texture_coordinates/lj0ltT3g">texture coordinates</a> to pick it out of the atlas. </p>