"vector graphics" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} vector graphics pl (plural only)
  1. (computing) Geometrical primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images in computer graphics, contrasted with raster graphics. Wikipedia link: vector graphics Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Computing Translations (geometrical primitives based upon mathematical equations to represent images): ве́ктарная гра́фіка (vjéktarnaja hráfika) [feminine] (Belarusian), vektorigrafiikka (Finnish), image vectorielle [feminine] (French), Vektorgrafik [feminine] (German), grafica vettoriale [feminine] (Italian), grafika wektorowa [feminine] (Polish), gráfico vetorial [masculine] (Portuguese), desenho vetorial [masculine] (Portuguese), ве́кторная гра́фика (véktornaja gráfika) [feminine] (Russian), ве́кторна гра́фіка (véktorna hráfika) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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