high-resolution

[hahy-rez-uh-loo-shuhn]

adjective

1. having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail.

   high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.

2. Computers.,  of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other output devices that produce images that are sharp and finely detailed rather than blurry and inexact (low-resolution ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-resolution¹

First recorded in 1945–50