English

frameskip

From frame + skip.

A compound of frame + skip

Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘toward, leading to’

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Proto-Germanic *framjaną ‘to further, promote’

Proto-West Germanic *frammjan ‘to promote’

Old English fremman ‘to profit, avail, advance’

Middle English framen ‘to construct’

English frame

Proto-Germanic *skupjaną

Middle English skippen

English skip

Today it means

noun A software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness.

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