raster
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹæstɚ/ / /ˈɹɑːstə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: From German Raster, from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), from rādō (“to scrape”, verb).
- 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.
verb
Etymology: From German Raster, from Latin rāster, from rāstrum (“rake”, noun), from rādō (“to scrape”, verb).
- To scan in parallel lines.