"descreen" meaning in English

See descreen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: descreens [present, singular, third-person], descreening [participle, present], descreened [participle, past], descreened [past]
Etymology: From de- + screen. The Moiré pattern often gives the effect of viewing an image through a screen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|screen}} de- + screen Head templates: {{en-verb}} descreen (third-person singular simple present descreens, present participle descreening, simple past and past participle descreened)
  1. (transitive) To remove Moiré-pattern artifacts when scanning half-tone printed images. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To remove Moiré-pattern artifacts when scanning half-tone printed images."
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