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jaggies

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Jagged artifacts in raster graphics, such as those caused by resizing a bitmap image without preserving its aspect ratio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, plural, plural-only

Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • 2007, Pulli et al, Mobile 3D Graphics: With OpenGL ES and M3G Edge antialiasing only works at the edges of primitives, but jaggies can happen also at intersections of polygons.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From jaggy or jagged + -ie (“diminutive”) + -s (“plural”).