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pixmap

pixmap noun: a grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.

Noun

pixmap (plural pixmaps)

  1. A grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.
    • PDF primarily encodes graphics and text as vectorized data, whereas DjVu primarily encodes them as pixmap images.2021, Alexander Thomasian, Storage Systems..., §2.13.7
    Synonyms:
    bitmap, pixelmap, raster

Synonyms of pixmap

Forms of pixmap

pluralpixmaps

Origin of pixmap

Blend of pixel + map.

Questions about pixmap

What does pixmap mean?
Pixmap means a grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.
What part of speech is pixmap?
Pixmap is a noun.
What is the plural of pixmap?
The plural of pixmap is pixmaps.

Words near pixmap in the dictionary

  1. pixiu
  2. Pixler
  3. Pixlers
  4. Pixley
  5. Pixleys
  6. pixmap
  7. pixmaps
  8. Pixna
  9. Pixton
  10. Pixtons
  11. pixy

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