bitmap

or bit map

[ bit-map ]

noun

, Computers.

1. 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.

bitmap

/ ˈbɪtˌmæp /

noun

1. 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

1. tr to create a bitmap of

bitmap

/ bĭt′măp′ /

1. 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.

Other Words From

• bitmapped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bitmap¹

First recorded in 1970–75; bit ³( def ) + map ( def )