Home Storage Image Processing Webopedia Staff May 16, 1997 Updated on: April 7, 2021 Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Analyzing and manipulating images with a computer. Image processing generally involves three steps: 1. Import an image with an optical scanner or directly through digital photography. 2. Manipulate or analyze the image in some way. This stage can include image enhancement and data compression, or the image may be analyzed to find patterns that aren’t visible by the human eye. For example, meteorologists use image processing to analyze satellite photographs. 3. Output the result. The result might be the image altered in some way or it might be a report based on analysis of the image. Related Links NIH Image home page Center for Image Processing Research (CIPR) tutorial Related Terms image forms processing Central Processing Unit (CPU) Definition & Meaning Business Process Automation Definition & Meaning DSP Meaning & Definition Pixel Definition & Meaning process colors word processing (word processor) image enhancement Font Definition & Meaning Webopedia StaffSince 1995, more than 100 tech experts and researchers have kept Webopedia’s definitions, articles, and study guides up to date. For more information on current editorial staff, please visit our About page. Top Articles The Complete List of 1500+ Common Text Abbreviations & Acronyms Social Media Vangie Beal - April 6, 2021 1 Text Abbreviations reviewed by Web Webster From A3 to ZZZ we list 1,559 SMS, online chat, and text abbreviations to help you translate and understand... Read more How to Create a Website Shortcut on Your Desktop Browsers Vangie Beal - April 6, 2021 0 Website Shortcut on Your Desktop reviewed by Web Webster This Webopedia guide will show you how to create a website shortcut on your desktop using... Read more Windows Operating System History & Versions Operating Systems Vangie Beal - January 16, 2012 0 The Windows operating system (Windows OS) refers to a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft Corporation. We look at the history of Windows... Read more First to Fifth Generations of Computers Computers Vangie Beal - April 6, 2021 0 Reviewed by Web Webster Learn about each of the 5 generations of computers and major technology developments that have led to the computing devices that... Read more Related Articles Computers Heuristic Definition and Meaning Heuristic, pronounced hyoo-ri-stihk, is a Greek term for individually finding or discovering. In... Jenna Phipps - April 20, 2021 0 Read more Definitions Hackerspace Definition & Meaning What is a hackerspace? A hackerspace, also known as a hacklab, incubator, or hackspace,... Abby Dykes - April 14, 2021 0 Read more Computers Random Access Memory (RAM)... Random Access Memory (RAM) reviewed by Web Webster Random Access Memory (RAM) is a... Vangie Beal - April 6, 2021 1 Read more