IMAGE PROCESSING


Meaning of IMAGE PROCESSING in English

Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images.

Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished using various specialized software applications; and output (e.g., to a printer or monitor). Image processing has extensive applications in many areas, including astronomy, medicine, industrial robotics , and remote sensing by satellites. See also pattern recognition .

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