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1. n. An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. | |
The Bible forbids the worship of graven images. | |
2. n. A mental picture of something not real or not present. | |
3. n. A statue or idol. | |
4. n. (computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image, executable image and image copy.) | |
Most game console emulators do not come with any ROM images for copyright reasons. | |
5. n. A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is, or wishes to be, perceived by others. | |
6. n. (mathematics) Something mapped to by a function. | |
The number 6 is the image of 3 under f that is defined as f(x) = 2*x. | |
7. n. (mathematics) The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. | |
The image of this step function is the set of integers. | |
8. n. (obsolete) Show; appearance; cast. | |
9. v. To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. | |
10. v. To reflect, mirror. | |
11. v. To create an image of. | |
12. v. (transitive, computing) To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. | |