Looking for two words

Question

I'm searching for two words or expressions.

The first word or expression means a situation in which there are too many items displayed on the screen, so that they cause a burden on the user and their rendering causes a burden on the CPU.

The second word is a verb that I can use to describe the deletion or filtering of some of the items in order to prevent this situation.

In order to prevent (word1), I need to (word2) the items before sending them to the display module. I keep a list of un(word2)ed items and generate a list of (word2)ed items from it.

Perhaps something having to do with spacing out?

(I can't use the verb "filter" because it has a different meaning in the domain, and it seems to me that it doesn't convey the meaning precisely enough.)

Answer 1

My suggestion:

word 1 - (visual) clutter

word 2 - you can use one of a number of words here, like select, sift, pick out, screen out, etc. but filter fits perfectly here and you will need to rephrase the sentence if you don't use it.

Answer 2

Options for word1:

• overloading
• excessive rendering
• slowdown
• memory shortages/problems

Options for word2 (also attempting to fit into the places used):

• prioritize / (low|high) priority / (un)displayed
• track / untracked / tracked
• police / (un)allowed / (un)allowed
• police / (un)approved / (un)approved
• check / (un)needed / (un)needed
• check / (un)wanted / (un)wanted
• check / (un)desired / (un)desired
• transition / (un)phased / (un)phased

The options here get pretty flexible, honestly. Just describe the behavior to a colleague and see what word pops out. Use that in the documentation.