tiling — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A covering of tiles.

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   Examples

   All the tiling in the bathroom must be removed because of water damage to the wood under it.

2. The act of applying tiles.

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   • Uncountable

   Examples

   We spent all day doing the tiling in the bathroom.

3. A tessellation; the covering of a plane with shapes, without overlaps or gaps.

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4. A technique for optimizing loops by partitioning the iteration space into smaller chunks or blocks that will more easily fit in a cache.

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Noun

1. the application of tiles to cover a surface

   Broader terms

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