aliasing

American  

[ey-lee-uh-sing] / ˈeɪ li ə sɪŋ /

noun

Computers.

1. a jagged, stairstep effect on curved or diagonal lines that are reproduced in low resolution, as on a computer printout or digital display.

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aliasing British  

/ ˈeɪlɪəsɪŋ /

noun

1. radio television the error in a vision or sound signal arising from limitations in the system that generates or processes the signal

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aliasing Scientific  

/ ā′lē-ə-sĭng /

1. Jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines in computer graphics caused by limited or diminished screen resolution.

2. Compare antialiasing

3. Distortion in a reproduced sound wave caused by a low sampling rate during the recording of the sound signal as digital information.

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Etymology

Origin of aliasing

First recorded in 1975–80; alias ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

In RE3 specifically, I noticed ghosting in animations and distracting aliasing around edges.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022

It can improve picture artifacts like aliasing, but it’s a blunt approach to boosting image quality that makes very little sense for the hardware.

From The Verge • Jun. 20, 2017

See overrun screw, aliasing bug, memory leak, memory smash, smash the stack.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

See spam, overrun; see also memory leak, memory smash, aliasing bug, precedence lossage, fandango on core, secondary damage.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

It is correspondingly argued that the right way to build reliable systems is to put all your eggs in one basket, after making sure that you've built a really *good* basket. :aliasing bug: n.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.