# mipmap

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A precalculated, optimised collection of images accompanying a main texture, used to increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts.

## Etymology
Initialism of Latin multum in parvo (much in a small space), and map, modelled on bitmap.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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