mating

n : the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive

purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the

mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling},

{pairing}, {conjugation}, {union}, {sexual union}]

imaging

The production of graphic {images}, either from a

video camera or from digitally generated data (see

{visualisation}), or the recording of such images on

microfilm, videotape or laser disk.

See also {scanner}.

(1997-07-20)