With global computerization, a huge number of obscure terms have come into our world. Dealing with them all is not so easy as it seems at first glance. Many of them are similar in names, many have wide functionality. It's time to find out what a shader is, where it came from, why it is needed and what happens.
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Most likely, you are an avid player in Minecraft and that’s why you came to find out what it is. It is worth noting immediately that the concept of “shader” is quietly separated from this game and can “live” from it separately. Just like mods. Therefore, it is not worth tying these two concepts together.
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