The process of converting latent image to a visible image is known as:

The process of converting a latent image to a visible image is known as development. In the context of photographic imaging, a latent image is created on the film or sensor during exposure, where light interacts with the photosensitive material but does not yet produce a visible picture. Development is the chemical process that reveals this latent image by applying a developer solution, which reduces the exposed silver halide crystals to metallic silver, thereby rendering the image visible.

Following development, the next steps often include fixation, which removes any unexposed silver halide, washing to eliminate chemicals and prevent damage to the image, and drying to prepare the image for storage or printing. Each of those subsequent stages plays a significant role but does not involve the actual transformation from latent to visible image, which is the essential function of development. Thus, it accurately identifies the specific process needed to make the latent image visible.