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high-resolution

[ hahy-rez-uh-loo-shuhn ]
/ ˈhaɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən /
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adjective
having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
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 (opposed to low-resolution).

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Origin of high-resolution

First recorded in 1945–50
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