signprocessing

noun
UK /ˈsaɪnˌprəʊsɛsɪŋ/
US /ˈsaɪnˌprɑːsɛsɪŋ/

Sign processing is when a computer looks at signs or signals and figures out what they mean.

The app uses sign processing to understand hand signs from the camera.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The automated reading of traffic or road signs by a machine.

The car's sign processing spotted the stop sign before the driver did.

3. The handling of sign language gestures by software.

Their new tool does sign processing to turn gestures into words.

4. The analysis of electrical or communication signals.

Engineers improved sign processing so the radio picked up weak stations.