Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A set of bits that represents a graphic image, with each bit or group of bits corresponding to a pixel in the image.
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- noun computing a series of
bits that represents arasterized graphic image , eachpixel being represented as a group of bits
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- noun an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
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Examples
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It used to be mac only, but is now out therein bitmap, truetype, and other forms.
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It used to be mac only, but is now out therein bitmap, truetype, and other forms.
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Rob Pegoraro: BMP--short for "bitmap"--is one of the least efficient image file formats around.
Personal Tech Live with Rob Pegoraro Rob Pegoraro 2010
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If you make a request for priority when you log on, it is checked against the defined for you as the user, and you are granted the lower of the two values. localattribute Defined at the installation site, this is an arbitrary double-word bitmap used to further classify users.
The Complete Hewlett Packard 3000 hacker's Guide by AXIS 1991
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This is a double-word bitmap of arbitrary meaning, which may be used to classify users further.
The Complete Hewlett Packard 3000 hacker's Guide by AXIS 1991
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This is a double-word bitmap, of arbitrary meaning, that might be used to further classify accounts.
The Complete Hewlett Packard 3000 hacker's Guide by AXIS 1991
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In drawing the image, GDI was using the device context's colors regardless of whether the bitmap was a DDB or a DIB.
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Once I saw this was built into the "bitmap" object, I figured it should be easy to get the code to work for more than simply JPG files.
Site Home JohnGuin 2011
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Supports several DMBS vendor-specific features such as bitmap indexes for Oracle and Fill Factor for MS SQL Server.
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Meanwhile, if you use clusters of indices, say 23-70, 200-210 and 500-550 with a few unused slots, Judy will choose a different arrangement called a "bitmap".
The Code Project Latest Articles Qwertie 2010
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