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Term used to describe the software process of making the edges of graphic objects or fonts smoother by adding additional pixels in-between the edges of an object and its background.
In the example image to the right, we're displaying a zoom in and non-zoom in on the letter 'e' without antialiasing (top) and with antialiasing (bottom). As can be clearly seen in the top example the edges appear to be jagged without antialiasing when using a bitmap font.
Programs that support text antialiasing should have an option that can be checked or selected that enables antialiasing and/or smoothes or sharpens the edges of the font.
Also see: Bitmap font, Font, Pixel, Pixelated
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