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raster

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Main Entry:
ras·ter 
          Listen to the pronunciation of raster
Pronunciation:
\ˈras-tər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
German, from Latin raster, rastrum rake, from radere to scrape
Date:
1934
: a scan pattern (as of the electron beam in a cathode-ray tube) in which an area is scanned from side to side in lines from top to bottom ; also : a pattern of closely spaced rows of dots that form an image (as on the cathode-ray tube of a television or computer display)


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