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VECTOR WRITING DISPLAY [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Display Technology
  • Cartography
DEF

A display device with a vector generator. This allows continuous line drawings to be displayed in contrast to alphanumeric characters, which are usually generated by a character generator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Écran graphique permettant la visualisation d'images décrites par un ensemble de vecteurs et non à l'aide d'un générateur de caractères.

CONT

L'écran vectoriel nécessite beaucoup moins de calculs que les écrans à balayage vidéo pour lesquels on doit calculer chaque point de l'image.

Spanish

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