.... is a type of ....

Digital image processing : Processing of digital images on a digital
computer OR the use of
computer algorithms to perform image processing on digital images.

There are ... levels of image processing

Compiler translates from a high-level language to machine language Directly via assembly language

involves
“making sense” of an ensemble of
recognized objects, as in image analysis, and, at the far end of the continuum, performing the cognitive functions normally associated with vision

is characterized by the
fact that its inputs generally are images, but its
outputs are attributes extracted from those images

segmentation is a task of

involve primitive
operations

partitioning an
image into regions or objects

reduce noise is an operation of

classification is an operation of

is characterized by the
fact that both its inputs and outputs are images

description is an operation of

contrast enhancement is an operation of

image sharpening is an operation of