aliasing

[ey-lee-uh-sing]

noun

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

Compare antialiasing.

Also called jaggies.

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British Dictionary definitions for aliasing

aliasing

noun

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 in Science

aliasing

[ā′lē-ə-sĭng]

Jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines in computer graphics caused by limited or diminished screen resolution. Compare antialiasing.
Distortion in a reproduced sound wave caused by a low sampling rate during the recording of the sound signal as digital information.