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latent imageAn invisible image typically of electrical charges. For example, in a copy machine, a latent image of the page to be copied is created on a plate or drum as an electrical charge. latent image [′lāt·ənt ′im·ij] (graphic arts) An invisible image produced by the physical or chemical effects of light on the individual crystals (usually silver halide) of photographic emulsions; the development process makes the image visible, in the negative. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The light from your scene actually changes the electrical charge in each silver halide crystal, making an invisible image, or latent image, that is sensitive to film developer (a chemical used to develop film). The database has a total of 258 latent cases; each case includes the latent image, the matching tenprint image, and four sets of minutiae that have been validated by a professional team of latent examiners. Moreover, the latent image as something invisible to the eye until the chemical development process "brings it to light, corresponds to our notion of truth as discoverable. |
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