Definition of image

1. 1 : any single geometric form appearing in a layout as
   • a part of a master drawing or layout (image, drafting)
   • projected on a screen or viewed, usually at some magnification or reduction (image, optical)
   • etched in the silicon dioxide layer on an oxidized silicon wafer (image, oxide)
   • in a photomask or in the emulsion of a photographic film or plate (image, photographic)
   • an exposed and developed coating on a substrate (image, photoresist)
   [ASTM F127-84 and SEMI P25-94] 2 : in scanning tunneling microscopy, representation of surface topography obtained using the signal from the tip or surface during rastering and under tunneling conditions. [SEMATECH] 3 : in atomic force microscopy, representation of surface topography obtained by using the signal from the cantilever or surface during rastering in constant force conditions. [SEMATECH]