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rasp (2)
raspatory
raspberry
raspings
Rasta
Rastafari
Rastafarian
Rastafarianism
raster
raster chart
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raster

rast·er [ rástər ] (plural rast·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
pattern of horizontal scanning lines: the pattern of horizontal scanning lines made by an electron beam on the surface of a cathode-ray tube that create the image on a television or computer screen

[Mid-20th century. Via German, "screen" < Latin rastrum "rake" < radere "to scrape"]
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