Dither
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈdɪðə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɪðə(r)
Origin
From didder from Middle English didderen, meaning "to tremble".
Full definition of dither
Noun
dither
(uncountable)- The state of being undecided.
- 2002, Thomas P. Glynn, A Child's Christmas In Chicago, page 59:Everyone was in a dither; either in it or about to get in it or just climbing out of it. Naturally, the Madam was not in a dither. Dither was a foreign concept to her.
- A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data
Verb
- (obsolete) To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
- 1913, D. H. Lawrence, ,Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
- To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, ''Indian Reform: At LastThe dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.
- To do something nervously.
- (computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image, etc.) by using dot patterns in similar colours to those that are unavailable on the system.