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color model

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | 270 words | Copyright

color model A coordinate system in which colors can be specified and measured. In a trichromatic color model, a color is defined in terms of three components. See also CIE color model, CMY color model, CMYK color model, HLS color model, HSV color model, RGB color model.

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