Glossary
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J
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group. Image file format for storing 8-bit and
color images with lossy compression (extension JPG).
K
kernel Structure that represents a pixel and its relationship to its neighbors. The
relationship is specifiedby weighted coefficients of each neighbor.
L
labeling The processby which each object in a binary image is assigned a unique
value.This process is useful for identifying the number of objects in the
image and givingeach object a uni que identity.
LabVIEW Laboratory VirtualInstrument Engineering Workbench. Program
developmentenvironment application based on the programming language
G usedc ommonly for test and measurementapplications.
Laplacian filter Extracts the contours of objects in the imageby highlighting the variation
ofl ight intensity surrounding a pixel.
linegauge Measuresthe distance between selected edges with high-precision subpixel
accuracyalong a line in an image. For example, this function can be used
tomeasure distances between points and edges. This function also can step
and repeat its measurements across the image.
line profile Representsthe gray-leveldi stributionalong a line of pixels ina n image.
linear filter A specialalg orithm that calculates the valueof a pixel based on its own
pixelvalue as well as the pixel values of its neighbors. The sum of this
calculationis divided by the sum of the elements in the matrix to obtain a
newpixel value.
logarithmic and inverse
gamma corrections
Expand lowgray-level information in an image while compressing
information from the high gray-levelranges.
logarithmic function Increases the brightness and contrast in dark regions of an image and
decreases the contrast in bright regions of the image.