Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ralentizacion

English translation:

slowdown

Added to glossary by Toby Wakely
May 7, 2014 23:27
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term

ralentizacion

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino computer programming
En función de la acción realizada por el usuario, la aplicación
gráfica genera una salida u otra, es decir, existe una
retroalimentación que afecta a la propia aplicación.
Caída de frames Si el núcleo de ejecución de un juego no
es capaz de mantener los fps a un nivel constante, el juego
sufrirá una caída de frames en un momento determinado. Este hecho se
denomina comúnmente como ralentización.

I know the literal meaning slowing down, but it seems so common. Is this correct or is there a more specific term in computer science to describe "ralentización?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 slowdown

Proposed translations

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slowdown

It says "se denomina comúnmente", so you can't really complain that it seems too common :-)
Example sentence:

Help with FPS slowdown/overheating in some games

The frame rate slowdown is not just for games...

Peer comment(s):

agree Helena Chavarria
9 mins
agree Fernando Tognis
14 mins
agree Juan Jacob : Horribilísima palabra robada impunemente del francés (del verbo ralentir).
31 mins
You're quite right. It first appeared in the 1970s: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=ralentización&...
agree James A. Walsh
11 hrs
agree Macarena Troscé
1 day 13 hrs
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