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🖼️ Pixel-based image 🖼️ To make pixel image
to bitmapped

to bitmapped

7.5
To change an image so it is made of small squares
  • verb
  • /ˈbɪtˌmæpt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : convertir a mapa de bits
  • Older printers often require images to be bitmapped before printing.

Examples

  • The designer bitmapped the logo so it would display properly on all devices.

  • They bitmapped the font to ensure compatibility with legacy software.

  • The image was bitmapped for better clarity.

  • He bitmapped the logo for the new campaign.

  • The designer bitmapped the logo so it would display properly on all devices.

  • They bitmapped the font to ensure compatibility with legacy software.

  • Older printers often require images to be bitmapped before printing.

Synonyms

to rasterize
vsto bitmapped
  • Specialized
1 9.5

To change a picture made from shapes into one made of small square pixels

covers conversion or storage of images icons and fonts as pixel grids

Surface Forms

bitmapped infinitive
bitmapped past
bitmapped past participle
bitmapping present participle
bitmaps third person singular

Morphology

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

The past-tense/participle -ed is a regular morphological operation on the verb 'bitmap', directly yielding 'bitmapped'.

Etymology

Bitmapped as a verb comes from making something into a bitmap, from bit 'small piece of computer data' and map 'picture'. A helpful way to remember is that to bitmapped something is to 'map' its image into tiny bits on a grid, turning it into pixels so computers or screens can store or show it.