"picture black" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: picture blacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} picture black (countable and uncountable, plural picture blacks)
  1. (television) The darkest black that can be produced in a television image. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-picture_black-en-noun-ba1qgTL5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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