JAGGIES
\d͡ʒˈaɡɪz], \dʒˈaɡɪz], \dʒ_ˈa_ɡ_ɪ_z]\
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/jag'eez/ (Or "staircase") The "staircase" effectobservable when an edge (especially a linear edge of veryshallow or steep slope) is rendered on a bitmap display (asopposed to a vector display). The effect is even morepronounced when a bitmap image or text in a bitmap font isenlarged. Outline fonts and anti-aliasing are twotechniques used to solve this problem with text.
By Denis Howe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.