antialiasing

[an-tee-ey-lee-uh-sing, an-tahy‐]

an·ti·a·li·as·ing

[an-tee-ey-lee-uh-sing, an-tahy‐]
noun
a technique for smoothing out jagged lines in graphical computer output.
Compare aliasing.


Origin:
1990–95
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Antialiasing has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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antialiasing   (ān'tē-ā'lē-ə-sĭng, ān'tī-)  Pronunciation Key 
In computer graphics, a software process for removing or reducing the jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so that the lines appear smooth or smoother.
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