computer vision A branch of {artificial intelligence} and {image processing} concerned with computer processing of images from the real world. Computer vision typically requires a combination of low level {image processing} to enhance the image quality (e.g. remove noise, increase contrast) and higher level {pattern recognition} and {image understanding} to recognise features present in the image. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.ai.vision}. (1994-11-30)