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virtual image

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virtual image

In graphics, the complete graphic image stored in memory, not just the part of it that is displayed at the current time.


virtual image [′vər·chə·wəl ′im·ij]
(optics)
An optical image from which rays of light only appear to diverge, without actually being focused there.


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Attacking these challenges together, Siemens VDO created a modular HUD design it claims is roughly half the cost and size of current units, and one that--unlike its predecessors--allows drivers of differing heights to adjust the virtual image to suit their preferences by tilting the mirror that projects that image.
Now, orthodontists can sit down with a patient and essentially sculpt a virtual image of their incisors before cementing a single brace.
A virtual image is projected on a small screen near the front edge of the hood--the deer appears white.
 
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