1. jaggies /jageez/ Or "staircase" The "staircase" effect observable when an edge especially a linear edge of very shallow or steep slope is rendered on a bitmap display as opposed to a vector display. The effect is even more pronounced when a bitmap image or text in a bitmap font is enlarged. Outline fonts and anti-aliasing are two techniques used to solve this problem with text. [Jargon File]
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