1Optics correction of chromatic aberration in a lens; compare "correction".
2Film, Photography, and Television alteration or adjustment of an image during processing or of the lighting of a scene during filming, so that colours are displayed as desired.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
Definition of colour correction in US English:
colour correction
(UScolor correction)
noun
1Optics correction of chromatic aberration in a lens; compare "correction".
2Film, Photography, and Television alteration or adjustment of an image during processing or of the lighting of a scene during filming, so that colours are displayed as desired.