English Dictionary: jaggies | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for jaggies | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
jaggies /jag'eez/ n. The `stairstep' effect observable when an edge (esp. a linear edge of very shallow or steep slope) is rendered on a pixel device (as opposed to a vector display). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
jaggies observable when an edge (especially a linear edge of very shallow or steep slope) is rendered on a {bitmap display} (as opposed to a {vector display}). The effect is even more pronounced when a bitmap image or text in a bitmap font is enlarged. {Outline fonts} and {anti-aliasing} are two techniques used to solve this problem with text. [{Jargon File}] (1997-12-01) |