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raster

raster

2 8.2
A pattern of horizontal lines that makes images on screens
  • noun
  • /ˈræstər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : raster
  • Spatial data included raster layers for topography and heights of woody vegetation.
  • raster scan
  • raster layer
  • raster image

And also here just some resources you can find raster maps.

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Examples

  • To enable the processing of datasets larger than the main memory, rasters are commonly decomposed into smaller blocks.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The next one down is the raster scan generator.

  • And if that would be a raster, you would be able to apply it right away.

  • In the first step, we check the accessibility type of every raster piece.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Data can be stored in a GIS in two ways: in raster format and in vector format.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Analog electronic imaging employs a raster scan to acquire the analog signal.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We used the model-averaged regression coefficients and the GIS to derive a raster layer representing permeability for each species.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The image on the computer screen is created using a raster of tiny colored squares.

  • In digital mapping, a raster represents the area as a grid of pixels.

  • Most modern displays use a raster format to outline the image shown on the screen.

Synonyms

pattern
vsraster
  • Specialized
65 7.7

A shape that shows how a signal spreads from a device

is a specific rectangular grid of parallel lines used in displays

Antonyms

14 3.4

Not following a usual pattern or rule

Compounds

raster font
  • Specialized
7.7

A set of letters and symbols shown as small square dots on a screen

Surface Forms

raster singular
rasters plural

Etymology

Raster comes from an old word rastrum meaning 'rake', a tool that makes regular, parallel lines in the ground. That's why a raster is the grid or pattern of lines a screen or printer uses to draw an image.