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Meaning of RENDERING

Pronunciation:  'renduring

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
  2. [n]  giving in acknowledgment of obligation
  3. [n]  perspective drawing of an architect's design
  4. [n]  an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"
  5. [n]  a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
  6. [n]  a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
 
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 Synonyms: interlingual rendition, interpretation, interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendition, rendition, translation, version
 
 See Also: broad interpretation, caption, crib, defrayal, defrayment, drawing, explanation, judicial activism, mistranslation, payment, performance, performance, pony, public presentation, reinterpretation, retroversion, subtitle, supertitle, surtitle, trot, written account, written record

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ren"der*ing\, n.
The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered.
Specifically:
(a) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew
    text. --Lowth.
(b) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation
    of an idea, theme, or part.
(c) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork
    or stonework.
(d) The coat of plaster thus laid on. --Gwilt.
(e) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow,
    etc., from animal fat.
 
Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display.

For example, ray-tracing takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a bitmap image. Another example is the process of converting HTML into an image for display to the user.

 

 

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