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bit map

bit map is the dated form of bitmap.

Meaning of bitmap

Noun

bitmap (plural bitmaps)

  1. A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
    • Using the hardware blitter to move bitmaps from VRAM to VRAM is much faster than moving them from system memory to VRAM.2002, André LaMothe, Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus, page 315
    Synonyms:
    pixmap, raster

Forms of bit map

pluralbit maps

Questions about bit map

What is bit map the dated form of?
Bit map is the dated form of bitmap.

Words near bit map in the dictionary

  1. bit it
  2. bit lifter
  3. bit lifters
  4. bit line
  5. bit lines
  6. bit map
  7. bit maps
  8. bit nibbler
  9. bit nibblers
  10. bit of all right
  11. bit of alright

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bit map (page history and authors); bitmap (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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