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Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Applications of Automation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gray-scale picture
1, record 1, English, gray%2Dscale%20picture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gray-scale image 2, record 1, English, gray%2Dscale%20image
correct
- gray-level image 3, record 1, English, gray%2Dlevel%20image
correct
- grey-scale picture 4, record 1, English, grey%2Dscale%20picture
proposal
- grey-scale image 5, record 1, English, grey%2Dscale%20image
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A digitized image in which the brightness of the pixels can have more than two values which are typically 128 or 256. A gray-scale picture requires more storage space and more sophisticated image processing than a binary image. 1, record 1, English, - gray%2Dscale%20picture
Record 1, Key term(s)
- grey-level image
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Automatisation et applications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- image à niveaux de gris
1, record 1, French, image%20%C3%A0%20niveaux%20de%20gris
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- image à échelle de gris 2, record 1, French, image%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9chelle%20de%20gris
correct, feminine noun
- image à demi-teintes 3, record 1, French, image%20%C3%A0%20demi%2Dteintes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-04-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Cartography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pseudo-colour enhancement
1, record 2, English, pseudo%2Dcolour%20enhancement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pseudo-color enhancement 2, record 2, English, pseudo%2Dcolor%20enhancement
correct, United States
- colour enhancement 3, record 2, English, colour%20enhancement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pseudo-color enhancement can be regarded as the process of coloring gray-scale images, that is, giving different colors to regions with different gray-scale values in the original gray-scale image to distinguish them more clearly. The input of pseudo-color enhancement is a gray-scale image, and the output is a color image. 2, record 2, English, - pseudo%2Dcolour%20enhancement
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pseudocolour enhancement
- pseudocolor enhancement
- color enhancement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Cartographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- affichage en pseudo-couleurs
1, record 2, French, affichage%20en%20pseudo%2Dcouleurs
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- représentation d'une image en pseudo-couleurs 2, record 2, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%27une%20image%20en%20pseudo%2Dcouleurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La représentation d'une image en pseudo-couleurs est un processus un peu particulier qui ne concerne qu'une seule bande spectrale d'une image. Plutôt que de visualiser l'image en niveaux de gris, on attribue une couleur à chaque compte numérique. Cela permet de faciliter l'interprétation de l'image, l'œil humain ne permettant d'identifier de manière efficace qu'un nombre restreint de niveaux de gris. 2, record 2, French, - affichage%20en%20pseudo%2Dcouleurs
Record 2, Key term(s)
- affichage en pseudocouleurs
- représentation d'une image en pseudocouleurs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-06-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Cartography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- image texture
1, record 3, English, image%20texture
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- texture 2, record 3, English, texture
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... texture in a gray-scale image describes the spatial variation of the pixel intensities. 3, record 3, English, - image%20texture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In remote sensing, image texture is related to frequency of change and arrangement of image tones. It can also refer to the pattern of spatial tone variations. 4, record 3, English, - image%20texture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
image texture; texture: terms officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 3, English, - image%20texture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Cartographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- texture d'image
1, record 3, French, texture%20d%27image
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- texture 2, record 3, French, texture
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La texture réfère à l'aspect que prennent les plus petites zones individualisables à la surface de l'image. Les facteurs qui entrent en compte sont l'échelle, la limite de résolution spatiale et les grains de l'émulsion (prise de vue photographique). 3, record 3, French, - texture%20d%27image
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
texture; texture d'image : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 3, French, - texture%20d%27image
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-07-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Welding and Soldering (Metals)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- real-time digital video-image-processing system 1, record 4, English, real%2Dtime%20digital%20video%2Dimage%2Dprocessing%20system
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A real-time digital video-image-processing system contributes to the automation of weld-seam tracking. The tracking system makes no contact with the seam. A small television camera views the seam just ahead of the point currently being welded. The welding arc provides the illumination. Periodically, a frame grabber digitizes the video image and stores it in a computer memory as gray-scale values. The seam is located by analyzing Hough-transform arrays of derivatives of digitally-filtered image data. The information on the location and orientation of the seam is used as feedback by a welding robot to correct deviations of the electrode from the seam as welding continues. 1, record 4, English, - real%2Dtime%20digital%20video%2Dimage%2Dprocessing%20system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Soudage (Métal)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système de traitement de l'image-vidéo en temps réel
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20traitement%20de%20l%27image%2Dvid%C3%A9o%20en%20temps%20r%C3%A9el
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-12-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Applications of Automation
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- gray-scale processing
1, record 5, English, gray%2Dscale%20processing
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An image-enhancement technique that changes a gray-scale value to a new one in a gray-scale image. [ISO/IEC JTC N1746, 1995] 1, record 5, English, - gray%2Dscale%20processing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Automatisation et applications
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- traitement en niveaux de gris
1, record 5, French, traitement%20en%20niveaux%20de%20gris
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1996-12-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Testing and Debugging
- Applications of Automation
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- local thresholding
1, record 6, English, local%20thresholding
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- image thresholding 1, record 6, English, image%20thresholding
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scene-segmentation process based on converting a gray-scale image into a binary image by reassigning pixel gray levels to only two values. [ISO/IEC JTC N1746, 1995] 1, record 6, English, - local%20thresholding
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with scene thresholding. 1, record 6, English, - local%20thresholding
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Test et débogage
- Automatisation et applications
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- seuillage local
1, record 6, French, seuillage%20local
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à seuillage global. 1, record 6, French, - seuillage%20local
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-08-16
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Standard Page Description Language
1, record 7, English, Standard%20Page%20Description%20Language
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- SPDL 1, record 7, English, SPDL
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- standard page description language 2, record 7, English, standard%20page%20description%20language
correct
- SPDL 3, record 7, English, SPDL
correct
- SPDL 3, record 7, English, SPDL
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Standard Page Description Language is capable of representing all content types for fully composed, non-revisable documents. Any combination of the following types of content can be represented; any content may be in black-and-white, gray-scale, or full colour; and content types may be intermixed in any way in the same document. In addition to specifying how document images are represented, this International Standard specifies how additional information called printing instructions affects the document image. Printing instructions may be supplied with the request to print the document by means of a print access protocol. 1, record 7, English, - Standard%20Page%20Description%20Language
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- langage standard de description de page
1, record 7, French, langage%20standard%20de%20description%20de%20page
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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