binarization
Reducing to binary
Binarization is the process of converting something into a binary form—reducing it to two possible values or states.
In image processing, binarization converts a grayscale image to black and white: Binarization of the scanned document made the text easier to read.
The term appears in computing, statistics, and data analysis wherever continuous values must be reduced to yes/no, on/off, or 0/1 distinctions.
Small amount or portion
- zeroesNumerals representing absence
- onesSingle items or dollars
- encodingConverting data to format
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
quantization · bitmap · raster · monochrome · two-tone · black-and-white · pixel · conversion
Point of beginning
- segmentationDivision into sections
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- foregroundNearest visual plane
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
adaptive · global · local · histogram · mask · cutoff · boundary · separation
Making something smaller
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- either-orPresenting two alternatives
- all-or-nothingWithout partial outcomes
categorization · splitting · division · abstraction · distillation · streamlining · oversimplification · reductionism
Initial data preparation steps
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- OCRMachine reading of images
- skeletonizationComplete soft tissue removal
bit
Small amount or portion
digitization · quantization · bitmap · raster · monochrome · two-tone · black-and-white · pixel · conversion · sampling
threshold
Point of beginning
- segmentationDivision into sections
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
- foregroundNearest visual plane
background · adaptive · global · local · histogram · mask · cutoff · boundary · separation · level
reduction
Making something smaller
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- either-orPresenting two alternatives
all-or-nothing · categorization · splitting · division · abstraction · distillation · streamlining · oversimplification · reductionism · dualism
preprocessing
Initial data preparation steps
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- OCRMachine reading of images
- data processingnormalization, data entry, standardization, encoding, scaling
- feature engineeringencoding, scaling, normalization, standardization, imputation
- OCROCR, character recognition, image to text, digitization, handwriting recognition
- quantizationquantization, quantize, quantizing, bit depth, levels
- digital imagingpixel, pixels, resolution, JPEG, bitmap
- image editingPhotoshop, GIMP, Canva, Snapseed, Figma
binarizationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition