Name: antialiasing

Synonyms: antialiasing,antialias,antialiased,anti-aliasing,anti-alias,anti-aliased

Type: glossary

Description:
Blurring a sharp edge in an image, by using intermediate colors on the edge between the image and its background. This fools the eye into seeing a smooth edge instead of the "jaggies" that result from a diagonal or curved edge when seen on screen.

Tags: multimedia
