S> /jag' eez/ (Or "StaircaSe") The "StaircaSe" effect obServable when an edge (eSpecially a linear edge of very Shallow or Steep Slope) iS rendered on a bitmap diSplay (aS oppoSed to a vector diSplay). The effect iS even more pronounced when a bitmap image or text in a bitmap font iS enlarged. Outline fontS and anti-aliaSing are two techniqueS uSed to Solve thiS problem with text. [Jargon File] (1997-12-01)
