ghost image
Any undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical systemAny undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.
Meaning
2 sensesAny undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.
A copy of all the contents of a hard drive, used as a backup.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From ghost (noun sense 3, via noun sense 4). After the Norton Ghost disk-cloning and backFrom ghost (noun sense 3, via noun sense 4).
After the Norton Ghost disk-cloning and backup software tool, itself an initialism of general hardware-oriented system transfer.
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Forms
plural: ghost images| Singular | ghost image |
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See also
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