renderfarm
nounUK /ˈrɛndə fɑːm/
US /ˈrɛndər fɑːrm/
A renderfarm is a big group of computers that work together to make pictures or movies for a screen.
The animation studio used a renderfarm to finish the movie's special effects on time.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A networked collection of machines dedicated to processing 3D graphics frames in parallel.
Each frame of the film was split across the renderfarm to cut processing time.
3. A facility or service that rents out computing power for rendering jobs.
The small team uploaded their project to a cloud renderfarm instead of buying servers.
4. In gaming and design, a shared setup of computers used to speed up heavy visual tasks.
The lab's renderfarm let students preview complex scenes in minutes.