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bit map
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bit map or bit·map (btmp)
n. Computer Science
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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Raster graphics To explain: raster graphics are single-layer files that comprise a 2D description of the data.
He covers both vector and raster graphics and explains how they can be used to improve game performance.
Because a bitmap uses a fixed or raster graphics method of specifying an image, the image cannot he immediately rescaled by a user without losing definition.
 
 
 
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