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descreen

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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verb

Meaning 1

To remove Moiré-pattern artifacts when scanning half-tone printed images.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • This software feature is used to descreen digital images produced from half-tone printed sources.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From de- + screen. The Moiré pattern often gives the effect of viewing an image through a screen.