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I am writing a technical research paper and presenting my study on a phenomenon called "aliasing." So, basically, in the literature, something called "de-aliasing" exists to remove "aliasing," and it is prevalent. So, something is already "aliased," and the researchers try to "de-aliase" to reverse the process. It is like damage control.

My paper is about how to prevent aliasing. So, I wanted to form a catchy name as "de-aliasing" for this, but nothing fits nicely. I tried something like "avert-aliasing". Does it sound good? I am eager to hear your opinion.

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    Anti-aliasing? Commented Jan 25 at 16:13
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    Anti-aliasing is indeed the common term.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jan 25 at 16:15
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    The prefix anti- is used both for prevention and for combatting/curing something already occurring, so it does not purely mean prevention, but it has "serving to prevent, cure, or alleviate" as a meaning.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jan 25 at 16:19
  • Thank you for the comments. I also checked anti-aliasing, but i think in technical context, anti-aliasing is usually a very obvious way of addressing aliasing. In short I feel it's more like having an expensive instrument that can solve all my issues, but not an innovative or novel solution. Or, it's used to prevent aliasing when you already have a very nice picture and want to compress it and for the compressed form you want to avoid aliasing. However, it also makes sense to use “anti-alisaing” for both cure and prevention. So, i may use this.
    – CfourPiO
    Commented Jan 25 at 20:14
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    alias filtering, also.
    – Lambie
    Commented Jan 26 at 17:34

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You could try counter- . . .

counter-alias verb
counter-aliasing noun

counter- prefix
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1.a.
verbs, as counteract v., counter-make v., countersay v., counterweigh v., counterwork v., with their derivatives: which see in their alphabetic places. Also many nonce-words, either contextual, or framed as literal equivalents of French or Italian verbs in contre-, contra-, expressing the doing of a thing or performance of an action in the opposite direction or sense, with a contrary effect, or in opposition, retort, or response to the action expressed by the simple verb; sometimes with the notion of rivalling or outdoing, checking or frustrating that action; sometimes merely in reciprocation. Such verbs were formerly more frequently formed and used than now. (These are hyphenated, but were formerly often written entire. The main stress is on the verb.)
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2.a.
With sense ‘(actor or action) against or in opposition’. (Stress on the root-word.)
2.h.
Having the contrary tendency, nature, action, or position; running counter (to something else); opposing, opposite, contrary. (The stress is usually equal, as in adjective + substantive, and the prefix tends to be written separately: see counter adj.)
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(You could really nonce it up with contraliasing.)

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  • This is great! I think this is what I was looking for; dunno why I didn't think of it. I will pitch this to my supervisors and see what they think. With one word, it sounds even better! Thanks a lot.
    – CfourPiO
    Commented Jan 26 at 22:56
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Aliasing is a common phenomenon when you're dealing with ultrasound or graphic-design. If your equipment is incapable of developing aliasing, it can be called anti-aliasing enabled.

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  • Thank you for the comment. I will definitely consider this.
    – CfourPiO
    Commented Jan 25 at 20:15

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