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The term "resolution" refers to the accuracy of a display, or the measurement of pixels in both the horizontal and vertical directions.

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External monitor viewport appear shrunk in native resolution on MBP

I had precisely the same issue, and so did this poster: External monitor randomly lowers resolution adds black borders the answer in both cases was to switch out the VGA cable. …
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wrong scaling for external HD monitor using VGA, MBP 13"

and - apologies - it appears to be the same issue/solution reported here: External monitor randomly lowers resolution adds black borders and here: External monitor viewport appear shrunk in native resolution
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wrong scaling for external HD monitor using VGA, MBP 13"

Suddenly, the external display resolution defaulted to 800x600. The "scaled" options in Display preferences now allow for 800x600 and 1280x1024 only. … Only by option-clicking the "scaled" radio button in Display preferences can I access the monitor's native resolution of 1920x1080 (this has never been necessary before.) …
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