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image processing

British

noun

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

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Today, tensor operations are essential for AI systems involved in image processing, language understanding, and countless other tasks.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

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

“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

"Advanced image processing" packages will permit you to edit and restore damaged images, but for PG work, we mostly just need to manage, convert, resize and crop them.

From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Tinsley, Jim

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