raster.
A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
Meaning & usage
A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.
Where this word comes from
From German Raster, from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), from rādō (“to scrape”, verb).
To scan in parallel lines.
Where this word comes from
From German Raster, from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), from rādō (“to scrape”, verb).
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