The framebuffer is a part of RAM in a computer allocated to hold the graphics information for one frame or picture. This information typically consists of color values for every pixel (point that can be displayed) on the screen. A framebuffer is either:
- Off-screen, meaning that writes to the framebuffer don't appear on the visible screen
- On-screen, meaning that the framebuffer is directly coupled to the visible display
The frame buffer organization may be chunky or planar.
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