Vectorised

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Represented or transformed into a vector format, allowing mathematical operations and graphical representation of data
2. Converted into a mathematical structure comprising magnitude and direction for analysis and processing
3. Reconfigured into vector form for use in computational applications and algorithms

Etymology: "Vectorised" is the past tense and past participle of "vectorise", which is simply "vector" with the verb-forming suffix "-ise" added. The base noun "vector" comes from Latin "vector", meaning a carrier or one who carries, formed from "vehere", "to carry". That Latin root also gives English "vehicle" and "convey", so a vector was originally something that transports. The sense "a quantity with both magnitude and direction" came later, in the 19th century, when mathematicians borrowed the word for lines that carry a direction, and it later gained the biological sense of an organism, such as a mosquito, that carries a disease. The verb "vectorise", meaning to convert something into vector form, is a modern computing and graphics term built on that mathematical sense, which is how a word for carrying became a verb for turning images into coordinate-based shapes.

Synonyms: vectorized, digitized, converted, transformed, rendered

Antonyms: rasterized, pixelated, scanned, unconverted, unaltered