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raster

Pronunciation: /ˈrastə/
Definition of raster

noun

  • a rectangular pattern of parallel scanning lines followed by the electron beam on a television screen or computer monitor: [as modifier]:a raster image

Origin:

1930s: from German Raster, literally 'screen', from Latin rastrum 'rake', from ras- 'scraped', from the verb radere

raster in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of raster in the US English dictionary