Scanout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scanout is a noun meaning (computer graphics) The conversion of image data in computer memory to a series of lines for output to a raster display.
Meaning
(computer graphics) The conversion of image data in computer memory to a series of lines for output to a raster display.
Example Sentences
A video processor outputs one scan line at a time in synchrony with the TV raster scanout.
A partial solution, suitable for low-resolution displays, is to place the frame buffer on an isolated bus. This allows video scanout to occur simultaneously with CPU operations that do not affect the frame buffer.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scan, scroll, rasterizer, screen, supersampler, scenegraph.
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