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bitmapped

bitmapped

6.5
Shown or stored as an image made of small squares
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɪtˌmæpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : mapa de bits
  • A bitmapped font can appear pixelated when enlarged on high-resolution screens.

Examples

  • The software supports both bitmapped and scalable images for different uses.

  • The bitmapped image looked sharp on the new display.

  • The graphics in this old video game are entirely bitmapped rather than vector-based.

  • He prefers bitmapped graphics for his presentations.

  • The graphics in this old video game are entirely bitmapped rather than vector-based.

  • A bitmapped font can appear pixelated when enlarged on high-resolution screens.

  • The software supports both bitmapped and scalable images for different uses.

Surface Forms

bitmapped positive

Morphology

bitmapped = bitmap (semi-transparent) = bit + map + ed

The form is a regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the noun 'bitmap' using -ed, yielding 'represented as a bitmap'.

Etymology

Bitmapped comes from bit 'small piece of computer data' and map 'picture'. A helpful image is a picture 'mapped' out in tiny bits called pixels on a grid, so bitmapped images are stored or shown as a grid of tiny dots.