  CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
Phong shading
A sophisticated shading technique used to generate smooth services in 3D graphics and animation. It works like Gouraud shading but requires more computer horsepower and yields better results. The method is named after its inventor, Phong Biu-Tuong, who developed it in 1975. 
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