Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push-scrolling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: push-scrolling
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of scrolling that is triggered whenever the user's text cursor, player character, etc. approaches the border of the screen, so as to keep it more or less central.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So, your masterpiece is going to have to be either a straightforward (upward?) vertically scrolling blast (with a choice of fast or faster still but both supremely smooth), a single flip-screen affair or a 'push-scrolling' jobbie where the screen scrolls in accordance with the main sprite."
"I'm surprised you didn't notice anything wrong with the demo version on the Acorn Computing cover disc. I'm sure many would agree that the scrolling on Robocod is the jerkiest this side of push-scrolling, despite the fact that it is in a low-resolution 16 colour mode, which is very difficult to do, especially as most of the sprites in Robocod are not even masked."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

push-scroller

Frequently Paired Words

push-scroller flip-screen

Questions

What does push-scrolling mean?: A form of scrolling that is triggered whenever the user's text cursor, player character, etc. approaches the border of the screen, so as to keep it more or less central.

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