scan line

noun

One of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.

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Meanings

nounscan line (plural scan lines)

plural scan lines · alternative scanline

  1. businessOne of the horizontal lines that compose a raster scanning pattern, as on a television or computer display.
  2. computingA single row of pixels in a raster graphics image.
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APA

scan line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scan%20line

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“scan line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scan%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scan line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scan%20line.

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