"scan line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scan lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scan line (plural scan lines)
  1. (electronics) One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display. Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: scanline
  2. (computing) A single row of pixels in a raster graphics image. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-scan_line-en-noun-ZlOzJIdW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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