Order-independent transparency or OIT in computer graphics

Computer graphics

Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....

 denotes any technique that can correctly render overlapping semi-transparent objects without having to sort them before they are being rendered.

Candidates for order independent transparency solutions include:

• Storage of samples in an accumulation buffer to be sorted at a later time
• Depth peeling
• Screen door transparency

The Sega Dreamcast games console included hardware support for automatic OIT.