hinting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of giving a hint or suggestion.
  2. The process of adding hints to a computer-based font in order to align the glyphs to a rasterized grid at specific sizes in a visually appealing manner.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hint

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪntɪŋ/

Word forms

hinting hintings

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