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computer animation

[ kuhm-pyoo-ter an-uh-mey-shuhn ]
/ kəmˈpyu tər ˌæn əˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun Digital Technology, Graphic Arts.

animation, or a product of animation, created using computer hardware and software.

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Also called computer-generated/computer-rendered animation, CG/CGI animation .

Origin of computer animation

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby computer animation

computer age, computer-aided design, computer-aided engineering, computer-aided manufacturing, computer-aided publishing, computer animation, computer architecture, computer-assisted makeup, computerate, computer conferencing, computer crime
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