raster

(noun)

A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.

Related Terms

  • electron gun
  • phosphor

Examples of raster in the following topics:

  • Cathode Ray Tube, TV and Computer Monitors, and the Oscilloscope

    • In television sets and computer monitors, the entire front area of the tube is scanned repetitively and systematically in a fixed pattern called a raster .
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