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Aliasing & Anti-aliasing
Visual effects on a computer screen are known as aliasing- which can take many forms; one of the most common is images with "jagged" edges or stair-style edges where there is supposed to be a smooth curved surfaces like an "S" or an "O". Sometimes called the jaggies. anti-aliasing is a technique used in many imaging systems (such as Adobe Photoshop) to make these edges "curved" in order to look smooth and continuous.

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