RASTERIZE

rasterize

(verb) convert (an image) into pixels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

rasterize (third-person singular simple present rasterizes, present participle rasterizing, simple past and past participle rasterized)

(transitive, computing) To convert (an image) into a grid of points, such as a bitmap, for display or printing.

Coordinate term: vectorize

Source: Wiktionary



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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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