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Term: Grayscale

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Term: Grayscale

Definition:
An image type lacking any chromatic data, consisting of shades of gray ranging from white to black. Most commonly seen as having 8 bits per pixel, allowing for 256 shades or levels of intensity.
Category:
Image
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