photochop

present singular third person photochops · participle present photochopping · participle past photochopped · past photochopped

1. transitivebusinessTo convert, by chopping, a DC (or slowly varying AC) input signal into a higher frequency signal.

   Models 2030 and 2031 provided with photochopped voltage pulse and DC voltage signals, respectively.

   1990, Narendra S. Goel, John M. Norman, Instrumentation for Studying Vegetation Canopies for Remote Sensing in Optical and Thermal Infrared Regions, →ISBN

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   This d-c signal is then photochopped in a solid-state oscillation circuit and the resulting a-c signal amplified.

   1963, Instrumentation Technology - Volume 10, Issues 1-6, page 15

   For photochopped anemometers, external power is required to power a light beam that is chopped by a rotating slotted disk.

   2012, Gerald Stanhill, Advances in Bioclimatology, →ISBN, page 17

present singular third person photochops · participle present photochopping · participle past photochopped · past photochopped

1. informaltransitiveTo digitally alter (an image), especially sloppily or badly; to photoshop.

   lame. at least do a better job of photochopping.

   2008 May 19, zcar...@yahoo.com, “Re: Great picture of Federer”, in rec.sport.tennis (Usenet)

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   Are you going to claim the Franciscan Friars photochopped their own photo for their own website?

   2008 October 18, David Moss, “Re: Ordog apologises for Islamic death penalty for people changing their religion”, in aus.politics (Usenet)

plural photochops

1. informalA digitally altered image, especially in a bad or sloppy way.

   Pardon my lousy photochop.

   2011 November 24, Tim Gavin, “Re: [RBW] Re: Anyone order a Joe?”, in RBW Owners Bunch (Usenet)

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   THIS IS NO JOKE - it is NOT a photochop.

   2004 June 30, Racefan_Dan, “Re: Reconfiguring Bus Stop at Spa”, in rec.autos.sport.f1 (Usenet)

   And a pic of her yawning that was begging for a photochop.

   2011 March 17, Lesmond, “Re: Karrde in the House”, in alt.tv.american-idol (Usenet)