low-resolution

[ loh-rez-uh-loo-shuhn ]

adjective

, Computers.

1. of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other visual output devices that produce images that are not sharply defined ( high-resolution ).

Example Sentences

But back then, the relatively low-resolution images made spotting fresh molten rock a troublesome task.

From New York Times

Previous maps of the seafloor were collected by sonar mounted on ships, but the distance between the ocean surface and the seafloor resulted in low-resolution data.

From Science Daily

Square Enix took the low-resolution prerendered dioramas of the original game — gorgeous in their own right — and zoomed in, stratifying them with detail and depth, adding craggy peaks, dense jungles and sun-baked deserts.

From New York Times

During its brief operation, an instrument on the lander took low-resolution, black-and-white images of the surrounding landscape.

From New York Times

But the primary problem with even low-resolution devices is that scientists are only just beginning to understand how information is actually encoded in brain data.

From Salon