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thessalchips
thessalchips

Reputation: 33

Name for the opposite of 'interleaved' data layout

In computer graphics as well as in data-oriented design, there is the term 'interleaved', referring to a specific way to lay out data in memory. So for some data with attributes a, b and c, the memory layout a_1, b_1, c_1, a_2, b_2, c_2, ... would be called 'interleaved'. The opposite layout would be a_1, a_2, ..., a_n, b_1, b_2, ..., b_n, c_1, c_2, ..., c_n.

Is there a single word that describes this other layout that could be used to name a type? So InterleavedBuffer vs. ???Buffer.

I know the terms 'Struct-of-Arrays' (SoA) and 'Array-of-Structs' (AoS), but neither one is a single word and I don't want to use abbreviations, especially ones that are so similar.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 459

Answers (1)

jensph
jensph

Reputation: 785

In the context of image formats and the storage of color channel data, the opposite of interleaved would be planar.

See https://stackoverflow.com/a/26459276/1084865.

Upvotes: 0

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