computer vision

/ˈkəmˈpjuːtəˌvɪʒn/

noun

The science and technology of machines that see, concerned with the theory for building artificial systems that obtain information from images, such as a video sequence, views from multiple cameras, or multi-dimensional data from a medical scanner.

Meanings

nouncomputer vision (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartificial intelligenceThe science and technology of machines that see, concerned with the theory for building artificial systems that obtain information from images, such as a video sequence, views from multiple cameras, or multi-dimensional data from a medical scanner.

    The single most popular AI technology identified in the report was computer vision.

    2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019

Translations

Czech počítačové vidění
  • počítačové viděníscience and technology
Finnish tietokonenäkö
  • tietokonenäköscience and technology
Romanian viziune computerizată
  • viziune computerizatăscience and technology
Spanish visión artificial
  • visión artificialscience and technology
Swedish datorseende
  • datorseendescience and technology
Cite this entry
APA

computer vision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20vision

MLA

“computer vision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20vision. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computer vision,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computer%20vision.

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