IMAGING GLOSSARY

DLL (Microsoft Windows)

A compiled and linked collection of computer functions that are not directly bound to an executable. These libraries are linked at run-time by Windows.

Since Windows is in charge of managing (loading, linking, and removing) the DLLs, they are available to all executables currently running.

Each executable links to a shared DLL saving memory by avoiding redundant functions from co-existing.

DLLs allow a level of modularity by providing a means to modify and update executables without re-linking. Just copy a new version of the DLL to the correct disk directory.

Imaging Categories:

• Acquisition
• Display
• Transformations
• Image Processing
• Color Processing
• Recognition
• File Format Support

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