What is the Monochrome (mono) - What is monochrome??

A term that describes an image that is made up of only one colour although it may include varying tones of that single colour Monochrome is most commonly used to describe black and white images but the term applies to any image that only uses one colour A monochrome printer will only use one colour ink or toner to produce different shades of that colour and create a monochrome image generally speaking most monochrome printers will have a black cartridge as the single colour

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Greyscale - What is greyscale?

Definition of GREYSCALE:

A term that describes an image that is composed entirely of shades of grey, ranging from black at the darkest end of the continuum to white at the lightest end. Greyscale is a form of monochrome.

A photograph of birds flying across a beach; the image is in greyscale, which means it is made up entirely of shades of grey.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the word greyscale:
Label Planet (2020) What is greyscale? | Greyscale Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/greyscale/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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