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English Dictionary: rendering	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rendering n a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert" Synonym(s): rendition, rendering an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" Synonym(s): interpretation, interpreting, rendition, rendering the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" Synonym(s): rendition, rendering, interpretation a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language Synonym(s): translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall perspective drawing of an architect's design giving in acknowledgment of obligation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered} (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre, fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See {Date}time, and cf. {Reddition}, {Rent}.] 1. To return; to pay back; to restore. Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may. --Spenser. 2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite. I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut. xxxii. 41. 3. To give up; to yield; to surrender. I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak. 4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute. Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and virtue. --I. Watts. 5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an account; to render judgment. 6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure. 7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render Latin into English. 8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner. He did render him the most unnatural That lived amongst men. --Shak. 9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow. 10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of lath.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rendering \Ren"dering\, n. The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered. Specifically: (a) A version; translation; as, the rendering* of the Hebrew text. --Lowth. (b) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation of an idea, theme, or part. (c) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork or stonework. (d) The coat of plaster thus laid on. --Gwilt. (e) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow, etc., from animal fat.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
rendering The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display. For example, {ray-tracing} takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a {bitmap} image. Another example is the process of converting {HTML} into an image for display to the user. (2001-02-06)