"supersample" meaning in All languages combined

See supersample on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supersample.wav Forms: supersamples [present, singular, third-person], supersampling [participle, present], supersampled [participle, past], supersampled [past]
Etymology: From super- + sample. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|sample}} super- + sample Head templates: {{en-verb}} supersample (third-person singular simple present supersamples, present participle supersampling, simple past and past participle supersampled)
  1. (transitive, computer graphics) To antialias by taking samples at several points inside each pixel and choosing an average colour value. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computer graphics

Inflected forms

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