ras·ter (r s t r)n. 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. [German, from Latin r  strum, rake (from the resemblance of the parallel lines to a rake's path); see r d- in Indo-European roots.] |
raster [ˈræstə]
n
(Electronics) (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a pattern of horizontal scanning lines traced by an electron beam, esp on a television screen
[via German from Latin: rake, from rādere to scrape]
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| Noun | 1. | raster - the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor video display, display - an electronic device that represents information in visual form formation - a particular spatial arrangement pel, picture element, pixel - (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" |
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raster
n → Raster m or nt
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