"Partial refresh" refers to updating or renewing only a part or section of something, rather than the whole. It means refreshing or renewing only a specific portion while leaving the rest unchanged.
Sentences with «partial refresh»
Because of this I generally have partial refreshed turned off. (the-ebook-reader.com)
No crashes, smooth scrolling with automatic partial refresh. (the-ebook-reader.com)
Good to hear that they implemented partial refresh automatically when scrolling. (blog.the-ebook-reader.com)