image

n.A representation of the appearance of something or someone; a picture.The content of a graphic that captures the appearance of something within its borders.ComputingAn exact, logical copy of data held in another media.

Notes

Image1 may be tangible, like a drawing, or ephemeral, like a mental image suggested by a textual description.

Citations

Piñar 2003, p. 166 All images1 constitute a record, irrespective of the value we may attach to the information they contain. The unique property of photographic records reside in their ability to capture a moment in time and to highlight the inevitable passing of time.