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vectorize

verb
/ˈvɛktəɹaɪz/

Etymology

From vector + -ize.

  1. learned borrowing from vector
  2. suffixed as vectorize — “vector + ize”

Definitions

  1. To convert an image into a vector graphics format.

    • The raster and vectorized images are displayed on a graphic monitor where the vector data is an active layer and the raster image is a background layer.

  2. To convert a program that operates on scalar values into the equivalent program operating…

    To convert a program that operates on scalar values into the equivalent program operating on vectors, usually as an optimization step inside the compiler (automatic vectorization).

    • The principles on which the Cyber 200 FORTRAN compiler tries to detect which parts of a program can be vectorized are similar to those used in the Cray CFT compiler.

  3. To lead selectively a drug to a target.

    • […] peculiarities of the CNT structure can be used to vectorize drugs and other chemicals.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for vectorize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA