[Ads-l] Stipple (computer graphics)

[Daphne Preston-Kendal]

Approximate definition might be: ‘repeated bitmap image pattern used as a background’.
The term in this sense appears to come specifically from the Unix corner of the world. The Mac had this at its original release in 1984, but not under this name, as far as I can tell.

A potted history making the rounds at the moment: <https://matttproud.com/blog/posts/x-window-system-boot-stipple.html> 

As far as I can see, the term does not actually appear in the early sources linked there but does seem to be of similar vintage:
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.windows.x/c/WFXFuM8uKC4/m/-M2p8o7DyLEJ>
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.windows.x/c/uVUOtOVc_3A/m/KL6r55b4Gg4J>


Daphne

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