scanout

English

Noun

scanout (uncountable)

1. (computer graphics) The conversion of image data in computer memory to a series of lines for output to a raster display.
   • 1983, Bruce J. Schachter, Computer Image Generation, page 72:

     A video processor outputs one scan line at a time in synchrony with the TV raster scanout.

   • 1996, James D. Foley, Andries Van Dam, Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, page 858:

     A partial solution, suitable for low-resolution displays, is to place the frame buffer on an isolated bus. This allows video scanout to occur simultaneously with CPU operations that do not affect the frame buffer.

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