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(1) In printing, the weight, or thickness, of a character. For example, in the LaserJet, one of the specifications of the font description is the stroke weight from lightest to boldest. See...
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Definition: stroke
(1) In printing, the weight, or thickness, of a character. For example, in the LaserJet, one of the specifications of the font description is the stroke weight from lightest to boldest. See stroke weight.
(2) In computer graphics, a pen or brush stroke. The stroke function lets you set the width of the line being drawn.
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