BILLBOARDING

Etymology

Noun

billboarding (uncountable)

(computer graphics) A technique in three-dimensional graphics in which a sprite is rendered perpendicular to the camera without respect to camera movement.

Early first-person shooter games used billboarding for enemies rather than full character models.

Source: Wiktionary

BILLBOARD

Bill"board`, n.

1. (Naut.)

Definition: A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates, and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on. Totten.

2. A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which bills are posted; a bulletin board.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition