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Image processing
The manipulation of images by computer. Most image-processing techniques involve treating the image as a two-dimensional signal and applying standard signal-processing techniques to it.
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Threshold
Software; Image processing
In image processing, a specified grey level used for producing a binary image. See also: thresholding.
Neighbourhood
Software; Image processing
In image processing, a set of pixels located near a given pixel.
Brightness
Software; Image processing
In image processing, a value associated with a point of an image, representing the amount of light projected from a scene in a given direction.
Image
Software; Image processing
In image processing, a two-dimensional representation of a scene. Syn: picture. See also: digital image.
Cross-section
Software; Image processing
In image processing, the intersection of an n-dimensional image or region with an (n-1)-dimensional object. For example, the intersection of a two-dimensional image or region with a straight line.
Resolution
Software; Image processing
In image processing, the degree to which closely spaced objects in an image can be distinguished from one another.
Texture
Software; Image processing
In image processing, an attribute representing the spatial arrangement of the grey levels of the pixels in a region.