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image processing

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noun

  1. the manipulation or modification of a digitized image, esp in order to enhance its quality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The machines are retrofitted to accept credit cards and Apple Pay, but otherwise the technology is original on the old machines — which means no retakes and a 3-to-5-minute wait for image processing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

Designing the Pixel camera several years ago, he said in the interview, required deep knowledge of not just the complex hardware and software systems involved, but also the then-early AI models used for image processing.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

“It took special image processing to reveal such faint objects.”

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

The lander's onboard computer used rapid image processing and crater mapping to avoid hazards and reach its touch-down point.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

Text and image processing began to be handed over to desktop publishing shops and graphic art studios.

From Technology and Books for All by Lebert, Marie

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