salt-and-pepper noise en · NOUN
Etymology
From the appearance of the random white and black noisy pixels, as though salt and pepper grains had been spread across the image.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A form of noise encountered in digital images, caused by defective light sensors at specific pixels, causing those pixels to appear fully black or fully white.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| salt-and-pepper noises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |