vectorize

Meanings

1. 1verbtransitivecomputing

   To turn a picture made of pixels into one made of lines and curves that can be enlarged without losing quality.

   Grammar: Takes an object: vectorize the logo.

   Patterns

   • vectorize an image
   • vectorize a logo

   The designer vectorized the logo so it could be printed on a billboard.

   You can vectorize a sketch with this tool.

   I need to vectorize the scanned drawing.

2. 2verbtransitivetechnical

   To change data, such as words, into lists of numbers so a program can process it.

   Grammar: Takes an object: vectorize the text.

   Patterns

   • vectorize text
   • vectorize data

   Engineers vectorize the documents before searching them.

   The model vectorizes each sentence into numbers.

   We vectorized the dataset to speed up training.

3. 3verbtransitivecomputing

   To rewrite code so it works on whole arrays at once instead of one item at a time.

   Grammar: Takes an object: vectorize the loop.

   Patterns

   • vectorize a loop
   • vectorize code

   She vectorized the loop and cut the run time in half.

   The compiler can vectorize simple code.

   Try to vectorize the calculation instead of using a for loop.

Word forms

Common combinations

vectorize an image

Vectorize an image to make it scalable.

vectorize text

Vectorize text before feeding it to the model.

vectorize a loop

You can vectorize a loop with array operations.

automatically vectorize

The compiler may automatically vectorize this section.

Synonyms and how they differ

digitize

Digitize means turn anything into digital form, while vectorize means into vectors or shapes specifically.

trace

Trace is the manual or automatic outlining of an image, one way of vectorizing it.

encode

Encode is the general word for converting into a code, while vectorize implies numbers in a list.

Opposites

Word family

vector noun

a quantity with size and direction

vectorization noun

the process of vectorizing

vectorized adjective

converted to vector form

Commonly confused: vectorize or vectorise?

Practice

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