|
|
Definition of Raster
1. Noun. The rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor.
Generic synonyms: Formation
Terms within: Pel, Picture Element, Pixel
Derivative terms: Rasterize
Definition of Raster
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Raster
1. the area reproducing images on the picture tube of a television set [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raster
Literary usage of Raster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and Improvements of by Abel Boyer, William Bentley Fowle (1827)
"M. Féraud makes it short only in raster, later, focar ; bot longer in all other
words, when r is followed by ad or t. The opinion of tbe lauer seems to ..."
2. The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General Value and by John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman (1887)
"Preliminary proof of the loss or destruction of the will must, of course, be
given: raster v. Kaster, 52 Ind. 531; but this proof may be obviated by ..."
3. Official Documents of the European Community Telecommunications Policy (1994)
"The CCITT T.6 encoding of raster data is defined in FIPS PUB 150, Telecommunications:
Facsimile Coding Schemes and Coding Control Functions for Group 4 ..."
4. Digitizing the Future: Defense Mapping Agency edited by William K. James (1999)
"Maps/charts are converted into digital data by raster scanning and transforming
the map image into the ARC System frame of reference. ..."
Other Resources:
