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An
image is an artifact that depicts visual perception, such as a photograph or other two-dimensional picture.
Image or IMAGE may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
Media brands and companies
Music
Literature
Film
Other uses in arts, entertainment and media
Science and technology
Computing
Card image , a character string that was, or could be, contained on a single punched card
Disk image , a computer file containing the complete contents and structure of a data storage device
Executable , a computer file containing an executable program; short for "executable program image"
Image file formats , standardized means of storing digital images
ISO image , an archive file (disk image) of an optical disc
RAM image , a sequence of machine code instructions kept on ROM and moved to the RAM for use
ROM image , a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip
Single system image , a cluster of computers that appear to be a single computing system
System image , the state of a computer or software system stored in some form
Tape image , an image of the contents of a computer's magnetic tape
IMAGE (database) , a network database program for the HP 3000 systems
Mathematics
Optics
Digital image , a discrete representation of a picture as used in computing
Mirror image , a virtual image "behind" a mirror
Photograph , an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface or an electronic imager
Real image , an image formed by rays of light that intersect at the image, as in a camera or eye
Virtual image , an image formed by rays that do not intersect at the image
Other uses in science and technology
Other uses
Selwyn Image (1849–1930), English clergyman, designer of stained glass windows, and poet
Mental image , a picture in one's mind
Reputation , a social evaluation of a person
See also
Topics referred to by the same term