1.
[syn: graffito, graffiti]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Graffiti \Graf*fi"ti\, n. pl. [It., pl. of graffito scratched]
1. Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of
ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at
Pompeii.
[1913 Webster]
2. any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place,
placed there without authorization of the owner of the
object on which it is written. Such graffiti are usually
unwelcome, and are considered as form of vandalism.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
graffiti
n 1: a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls [syn:
graffito, graffiti]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Graffiti
Handwriting recognition software for the Newton and Zoomer
which recognises symbols that aren't necessarily letters.
This gives greater speed and accuracy. It was written by
Berkeley Softworks.
(1995-01-24)