Definition of "antialiasing" []

• In computer graphics, the process of removing or reducing the jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so that the lines appear smooth or smoother. (noun)

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• "and it is very popular, to the extent where many people confuse the generic term "antialiasing" with the specific technique "multisampling""
• "By default, Catalyst allows applications to control settings such as antialiasing and anisotropic"
• "On the contrary, TDeint+doubleheight works quite well: results are similiar to "antialiasing", but there's a little definition loss."