bitmap

or bit map

[ bit-map ]

/ ˈbɪtˌmæp /

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noun Computers.

a piece of text, a drawing, etc., represented, as on a computer display, by the activation of certain dots in a rectangular matrix of dots.

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Origin of bitmap

First recorded in 1970–75; bit³ + map

OTHER WORDS FROM bitmap

bitmapped, adjective

Words nearby bitmap

biting mania, biting midge, biting point, biting stage, bit key, bitmap, bitmap font, bit-mapped font, bit-mapped image, Bitola, Bitolj

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British Dictionary definitions for bitmap

bitmap

/ (ˈbɪtˌmæp) /

noun computing

a picture created on a visual display unit where each pixel corresponds to one or more bits in memory, the number of bits per pixel determining the number of available colours

verb -maps, -mapping or -mapped

(tr) to create a bitmap of

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Scientific definitions for bitmap

bitmap

[ bĭt′măp′ ]

Computer Science

A set of bits that represents a graphic image. Each bit or group of bits corresponds to a pixel in the image. Optical scanners and fax machines convert text or pictures into bitmaps.