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		Essentially low-res (or low-intensity) reproductions of images to improve performance. 
 
Ugh, Wikipedia owns me again: "In 3D computer graphics texture filtering, MIP maps (also mipmaps) are pre-calculated, optimized collections of images that accompany a main texture, intended to increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts."
		
		
 
  
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