gamma correction in English

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        "(computer graphics) A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems."
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "computer graphics",
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          "word": "Gammakorrektur"
        }
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        "gamma correction"
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  "word": "gamma correction"
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          "computer graphics"
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        "(computer graphics) A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems."
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      "word": "Gammakorrektur"
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  ],
  "word": "gamma correction"
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"gamma correction" meaning in English

Noun