halation

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Halation, ha-lā′shun, n. a halo-like appearance in a photograph, caused by reflection of light.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Halation is the term used to denote the spreading of light beyond its proper place on the negative.

From Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 by Various