rasterize

verb

ras·​ter·​ize ˈra-stə-ˌrīz How to pronounce rasterize (audio)
rasterized; rasterizing; rasterizes

transitive verb

computers
: to convert (a digital image) from a vector graphics format in which the characteristics of lines, shapes, etc. are defined by mathematical formulas into a set of individual pixels
Users of the popular illustration app for iPad can now add editable typography to their illustrations … and rasterize the results to finish.Tim Hardwick
… storing a page's visuals as vector graphics, rasterizing them, and displaying them "dynamically as the user scrolls" alongside captured hyperlinks.Luke Hughes

Word History

Etymology

raster + -ize

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rasterize was in 1979

Dictionary Entries Near rasterize

Cite this Entry

“Rasterize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rasterize. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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