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IMAGE ENCODING [7 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

An image or animated clip recorded in a computer file format that is used for encoding images as compressed colour bitmap graphics files.

OBS

GIF; gif: These designations come from the initial letters of "Graphics Interchange Format."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
OBS

GIF; gif : Les formes au pluriel sont «GIF» et «gifs».

Key term(s)
  • gifs

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DEF

[The use of] additional spin or gradient echoes used to monitor changes in the position of the sample during the scan time.

OBS

[With the help of navigator echoes, ] similar respiratory states of the patient can be identified and used to gate image data acquisition so that respiration-induced image blurring is minimized by either respiratory gating or respiratory ordered phase encoding ROPE.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie par résonance magnétique
CONT

L'écho navigateur est une image mono-dimensionnelle (largeur de 1 pixel) pouvant être réalisée dans un temps inférieur à 20 ms avec la technologie IRM [imagerie par résonance magnétique]. Cette image, acquise à une position 3D fixe dans le repère du scanner, permet de connaître la position d'un organe au cours du temps dans une direction [...]

Key term(s)
  • écho-navigateur

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2006-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
13.02.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

encoded representation of a display image for storage or processing

OBS

Example : The result of run-length encoding of a digitized image.

OBS

coded image: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
13.02.02 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

représentation d'une image sous une forme codée permettant son enregistrement en mémoire ou son traitement

OBS

Exemple : La représentation d'une image numérisée, obtenue par codage par longueur de plage.

OBS

image codée : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-13:1996].

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Micrographics
DEF

Video images that have been processed to remove redundant information, thereby reducing the amount of bandwidth required to send them over a telecommunications channel.

DEF

The process of digitally encoding and decoding a video image or segment using a variety of computer techniques to reduce the amount of data required to represent the content accurately.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Micrographie
CONT

Le CD-ROM contient soixante-douze minutes de vidéo compressée au lieu de vingt-huit secondes de vidéo non compressée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Micrografía
CONT

El vídeo comprimido es una forma de televisión que usa algoritmos de compresión para reducir la redundancia en la señal del vídeo y así es capaz de "eficientar" la señal entre líneas telefónicas.

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Record 5 2004-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

An encoded representation of a display image for storage or processing.

OBS

Example : The result of run-length encoding of a digitized image.

OBS

coded image: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
DEF

Représentation d'une image sous une forme codée permettant son enregistrement en mémoire ou son traitement.

OBS

Exemple : La représentation d'une image numérisée, obtenue par codage par longueur de plage.

OBS

image codée : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

En gráficos de computadoras (ordenador), representación de una visualización de imagen en forma apropiada para su almacenamiento y procesamiento.

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Record 6 2000-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

In computer graphics, an encoding technique commonly used for color images. Instead of storing the color value of every pixel, the graphics software creates a palette that contains the colors used in the image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Micrographics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Micrographie

Spanish

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