Term: Profile

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Term: Profile

Definition:

Profiles are sets of numbers, either a matrix or look-up table (LUT), that describe a color space (the continuous spectrum of colors within the gamut, or outer limits, of the colors available to a device) by relating color descriptions specific to that color space to a profile connection space (PCS).

Category:

Image

See also:

Lookup Table; Color space; Gamut; Profile connection space (PCS)