This paper describes a method, with which the vector form of Chinese characters can be converted to dot-matrix form, and then contouring of that can be made.

介绍了一种先将矢量汉字转化为点阵信息，然后再对该汉字点阵进行轮廓化处理的方法。

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The team also showed how a large number of light pipes could be used to form a kind of dot matrix display.

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