"vector image" meaning in All languages combined

See vector image on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: vector images [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vector image (plural vector images)
  1. (computing) An image file where the image’s elements (such as lines, circles and subimages) are stored as individual objects, as opposed to a raster or bitmap which stores the image’s pixels. Wikipedia link: vector image

Inflected forms

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