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noun

bitmap

an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels

In a sentence

Six example sentences with bitmap, each labelled with its topic.

  • Enlarging the old scan turned every soft edge into blocky squares, exposing how coarse the original bitmap really was.

    Photography

  • Early console artists hand-placed each colored dot, so a single sprite bitmap could take a full working day.

    Gaming

  • The printer driver converts crisp vector logos into a bitmap before sending anything to the paper tray.

    Technology

  • The pixel artist works in a bitmap sixty-four squares wide, and a single misplaced dot changes the whole expression.

    Art

  • The 1984 Macintosh drew its whole screen as one bitmap, which is why it could show fonts and pictures where rivals showed text.

    History

  • The agency asked for the logo as a vector file, since the bitmap the client sent turned to mush on a billboard.

    Business

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