| Visability | | Density of luminous flux on a surface measured in (Lux) |
| Saturation | | The ratio of luminous intensity on a serface |
| Reflection | | An instrument used for remote/ indirect viewing using lenses, fiber optics or prisms |
| Monochrometer | | Values that define a mask filter in image possessing |
| Luminance | | Light from outside of the testing procedure |
| Lumen | | Combo of specular and diffuse |
| Light | | Excessive brightness |
| Illuminance | | The angle at which the intensity of the light beam is 10% of its full intensity |
| Glossmeter | | Excludes, Passes or Amplifies signals or parts of |
| Glare | | Drawing a conclusion from patterns or shapes that aren't completely perceived |
| Filter Coefficient | | Light detecting device that couples individual components together |
| Filter | | Luminous flux (one lumen) |
| Field Angle | | Objects in an image that seem suspect and are tagged for examination |
| Fiber Optics | | The quality or state of being perceived by the eye |
| Feature Extraction | | Reflective or comparative color |
| Direct Viewing | | Units of luminous intentsity |
| Depth of Field | | Directly viewing something with the eye |
| Contrast | | Range of distance in focus |
| Closure | | Diff. between amount of light reflected or transmitted by an object and background in the field of view |
| Charge Coupled Device | | Adjustment of focus in the eye to optimize vision |
| Candela | | measures the level of specular reflection (gloss) on a surface by shining a light beam at a specific angle onto the surface and then measuring the amount of light reflected back at the same angle |
| Borescope | | Thin fibers of glass used to transfer light |
| Ambient Light | | Isolates monochromatic radiation from a beam of light |
| Accommodation Visual | | Electrode magnetic radiation detected by the eye (380 -780nm) |