Fragment processing

Fragment processing is a term in <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">computer graphics</a> referring to a collection of operations applied to <a href="/facts/Fragment_(computer_graphics)/af4HdAc3">fragments</a> generated by the <a href="/facts/Rasterization/QXfz5t7E">rasterization</a> operation in the <a href="/facts/Rendering_pipeline/XnF55m31">rendering pipeline</a>.
During the <a href="/facts/Rendering_(computer_graphics)/YYxfnmAq">rendering</a> of computer graphics, the rasterization step takes a <a href="/facts/Primitive_(geometry)/FmpXkhao">primitive</a>, described by its <a href="/facts/Vertex_(computer_graphics)/lj0ltT3g">vertex</a> <a href="/facts/Coordinates/Mtd0q4SP">coordinates</a> with associated <a href="/facts/Color/XDvW7ESP">color</a> and <a href="/facts/Texture_(computer_graphics)/9gDTsuXN">texture</a> information, and converts it into a set of <a href="/facts/Fragment_(computer_graphics)/af4HdAc3">fragments</a>. These fragments then undergo a series of processing steps, e.g. scissor test, alpha test, depth test, stencil test, blending, <a href="/facts/Texture_mapping/9gDTsuXN">texture mapping</a> and so on. These steps are collectively referred to as fragment processing.

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Fragment processing