Name for a family of similar algorithms that combine the value from a cell in an input array with the values in its neighbor cells to make a new value for the same cell of an output array A 2D stencil operates on the 9-cell neighborhood comprising a(i,j) and its eight neighbors (a(i-i,j), a(i+1,j), and so on) A 3D stencil operates on the 27-cell neighborhood around a(i,j,k) Conway's Game of Life and other cellular automata are usually implemented using a stencil algorithm, as are many graphics transformations such as smoothing and edge-finding Stencil algorithms are both CPU-intensive and memory-intensive, and are challenging subjects for compiler optimizations
One of the four major classes of printmaking, this method involves the application of ink onto the paper's surface through previously cut stencils This is the one printmaking method which does not reverse the image Examples are screenprint and pochoir
A method of applying a design by brushing ink or paint through a cut-out surface
To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil
A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern onto a surface
{i} thin sheet of some material from which figures or letters have been cut out so that paint or ink may be passed through the perforations onto a surface; designs created with a stencil
A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc
sten·cil stencils stencilling stencilled in AM, use stenciling, stenciled1. A stencil is a piece of paper, plastic, or metal which has a design cut out of it. You place the stencil on a surface and paint it so that paint goes through the holes and leaves a design on the surface
the component of a printing screen which controls the design to be printed See Knife-Cut Stencil, Photostencil, Capillary Film, etc
Thin sheet of metal, usually brass or stainless steel, mounted on a frame and etched with holes conforming to a pattern of conductor pads May also be mounted on mesh for increased flexibility Stencils are used for solder cream deposition in a similar manner to screen printing, but usually with the stencil in firm contact with the substrate