dither

Meanings

• Noun

  A technique used to add visual information to an image, especially to a digital image, in order to reduce the bandwidth required or to add a particular effect.

  - "The dithering of the image helped to reduce the file size without noticeably affecting the quality."
  - "The artist used dithering to create the illusion of depth in the digital painting."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dither
mither , quither , wither

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Variants

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dither , dithered , ditherer , ditherers , dithering , dithers , dithery

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Etymology

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Originally from the Old French 'disdisrer' meaning 'to dispute' or 'to argue'. Later, it came to mean 'to hesitate' or 'to be uncertain'. The term was adopted in the field of computer graphics to describe the technique of adding visual information to an image.

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Trivia

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1. Dithering was first used in the early days of computer graphics to improve the appearance of low-resolution images.

2. Some modern image compression algorithms use dithering to reduce the amount of data required to represent an image.

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Related Concepts

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1. Error Diffusion: A common dithering technique used in digital image processing, where error is diffused from one pixel to its neighbors.

2. Halftoning: A dithering technique used to reproduce continuous tones in digital images by approximating them with discrete color levels.

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Culture

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Dither has been used extensively in digital art and graphic design to add visual detail and reduce file sizes. It is also used in scientific data visualization to improve the representation of data.

How to Memorize "dither"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a digital image with limited color depth. Visualize how dithering can be used to add subtle variations of color, making the image appear more detailed and visually pleasing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate dithering with digital art and graphic design, and with the technique of adding visual detail to images while reducing file sizes.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Think of DITHER as an acronym for 'Digital Image Technique Helping Enhance Resolution'.

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