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Noun raster font has 1 sense
- screen font, raster font - the font that is displayed on a computer screen; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed"
--1 is a kind of font, fount, typeface, face
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Raster Font
Definition: A raster font, also known as a bitmap font, is a digital font that is made up of a grid of pixels. Each character is defined by a fixed-size rectangle composed of pixels.
Senses/Usages:
- Computer Graphics: In computer graphics, a raster font refers to a type of font rendering technique where characters are displayed as a set of predetermined pixels. Raster fonts are commonly used in user interfaces, video games, and graphic design applications.
- Typography: In typography, a raster font is a font design that is specifically created to be displayed at a particular size and resolution. They are widely used in dot matrix printers and early computer screens.
- Local: In certain regions or communities, raster fonts may refer to locally-developed bitmap fonts that are specific to a particular language or writing system.
Sample Sentences:
- The retro-style video game uses a raster font to achieve the desired pixelated look.
- The dot matrix printer produced sharp text using a raster font.
- The indigenous community developed their own raster font to preserve their traditional writing system.
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