picture of a camera, a printer, and a monitorWhat is Resolution?

Resolution is...

Resolution varies depending on what type of resolution is being referred. Screen resolution is the amount of information that is shown on a screen. Image resolution is the detail an image holds. Images viewed on screen are made up of pixels. Images that are printed are made up of dots.

Resolution is used to describe monitors, printer and raster images. It is important to know how the term resolution is applied to each of these objects.