What does anisotropic filtering do?

[BigLoo]

Well, to be honest, I don't understand the majority of terms, but antialiasing is the only one I understand fully. I notice a lot of reviews also mention anisotropic filtering. What does this do for everyday gamers?

[Ra\/eN]

ahh those words...


http://www.tweaktown.com/guides/601/the_simple_antialiasing_and_anisotropic_guide/index.html