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

Those Quad Bayer sensors have been subject to spatial aliasing artifacts of one kind or another, zippering along rows or columns.

From The Verge

However, the authors argue that such aliasing is unlikely.

From Nature

They also took operational security measures, using aliasing software such as Tor and virtual private networks to mask their location, or restricting their Islamic State-related work to prepaid phones that were harder to track.

From Los Angeles Times

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