artifacting

[ ahr-tuh-fak-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Digital Technology. the introduction of a visible or audible anomaly during the processing or transmission of digital data:
Proper encoding will eliminate artifacting and pixilation in the images.
the introduction of any feature that is not naturally present but is a product of an extrinsic agent, method, or the like:
Grainy artifacting in the final print is the result of dirt on the negative that could not be removed.

First recorded in 2005–10; artifact ( def ) (in sense “to introduce an anomaly in the processing of data”) + -ing ¹( def )

Using it delivers smooth images devoid of any hiccups like screen tearing or visual artifacting.

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