"bitmap" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bitmap.wav Forms: bitmaps [plural]
Etymology: From bit + map. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bit|map}} bit + map Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitmap (plural bitmaps)
  1. (computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits. Wikipedia link: Raster graphics Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: pixmap, raster, bit map, bit-map Translations (a series of bits): 點陣 /点阵 (dim² zan⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 點陣 /点阵 (diǎnzhèn) (Chinese Mandarin), bitmapa [feminine] (Czech), rasterafbeelding [feminine] (Dutch), bitmap [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), rastrumo (Esperanto), rastero (Esperanto), image matricielle [feminine] (French), Rastergrafik [feminine] (German), Pixelgrafik [feminine] (German), Binärbild [neuter] (German), Bitmap [feminine] (German), δυφιοαπεικόνιση (dyfioapeikónisi) (Greek), מַפַּת סִבִּיּוֹת (mapát sibiyót) [feminine] (Hebrew), bitakort [neuter] (Icelandic), punktamynd [feminine] (Icelandic), punktafylki [neuter] (Icelandic), ビットマップ (bittomappu) (Japanese), maheremoka (Maori), bitmapa [feminine] (Polish), mapa bitowa [feminine] (Polish), битовая ка́рта (bitovaja kárta) [feminine] (Russian), растровое изображе́ние (rastrovoje izobražénije) [masculine] (Russian), mapa de bits (Spanish), bitmappsbild [common-gender] (Swedish), bitmapp [common-gender] (Swedish)

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