Associations to the word «Stencil»

Wiktionary

STENCIL, noun. A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface.
STENCIL, noun. A typeface looking as if made by the utensil.W
STENCIL, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To print with a stencil.
STENCIL BUFFER, noun. (computer graphics) A per-pixel buffer in graphics hardware, used to limit the area of rendering and to produce various other effects.
STENCIL BUFFERS, noun. Plural of stencil buffer

Dictionary definition

STENCIL, noun. A sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below.
STENCIL, verb. Mark or print with a stencil.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky