rasterize

verb

ras·​ter·​ize ˈra-stə-ˌrīz 

rasterized; rasterizing; rasterizes

transitive verb

computers

: to convert (a digital image) from a vector graphics format in which the characteristics of lines, shapes, etc. are defined by mathematical formulas into a set of individual pixels

Users of the popular illustration app for iPad can now add editable typography to their illustrations … and rasterize the results to finish.

—Tim Hardwick

… storing a page's visuals as vector graphics, rasterizing them, and displaying them "dynamically as the user scrolls" alongside captured hyperlinks.

—Luke Hughes

Word History

Etymology

raster + -ize

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above