Canny edge detector

noun

An operator that uses a multistage algorithm, involving the calculus of variations, to detect the edges in an image.

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Meanings

nounCanny edge detector (plural Canny edge detectors)

plural Canny edge detectors

  1. computer graphicsAn operator that uses a multistage algorithm, involving the calculus of variations, to detect the edges in an image.

Origin

Developed by John F. Canny in 1986.

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