To cause something to be in a particular state; to provide or give a service; or to represent something in art or words.
From Old French *rendre* “to give back, return,” from Latin *reddere* “to give back,” from *re-* “back” and *dare* “to give.” The meaning expanded from giving back to providing or making something become.
When a computer ‘renders’ graphics, it’s essentially ‘giving back’ an image from raw data. The same word covers courtroom decisions, artistic drawings, and computer images because they all ‘hand over’ a final version of something.
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