raster

raster definition - computer

The horizontal lines (scan lines) displayed on a TV or computer monitor. This is the origin of the term "raster graphics," which is the major category that all bitmapped images and video frames fall into (GIF, JPEG, MPEG, etc.). See raster scan, raster display, analog video and bitmapped graphics.



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