RASTER

raster

(noun) the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

raster (plural rasters)

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.

(computer graphics) A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.

Synonyms: bitmap, pixmap

Coordinate term: vector

Verb

raster (third-person singular simple present rasters, present participle rastering, simple past and past participle rastered)

To scan in parallel lines.

Anagrams

• Arters, arrest, rarest, raters, retars, starer, starre, tarres, terras

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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