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bitmap

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈbɪtˌmæp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pixmap, raster

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electronic image

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: picture, image, icon, ikon

History

Etymology

From bit + map.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: битова карта (bitova karta) — a series of bits
  • Chinese Cantonese: 點陣 /点阵 (dim2 zan6) — a series of bits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 點陣 /点阵 (diǎnzhèn) — a series of bits
  • Czech: bitmapa — a series of bits
  • Dutch: rasterafbeelding — a series of bits
  • Dutch: bitmap — a series of bits
  • Esperanto: rastrumo — a series of bits
  • Esperanto: rastero — a series of bits
  • Finnish: bittikartta — a series of bits
  • French: image matricielle — a series of bits
  • German: Rastergrafik — a series of bits
  • German: Pixelgrafik — a series of bits
  • German: Binärbild — a series of bits
  • German: Bitmap — a series of bits
  • Greek: δυφιοαπεικόνιση (dyfioapeikónisi) — a series of bits
  • Hebrew: מַפַּת סִבִּיּוֹת (mapát sibiyót) — a series of bits
  • Icelandic: bitakort — a series of bits
  • Icelandic: punktamynd — a series of bits
  • Icelandic: punktafylki — a series of bits
  • Japanese: ビットマップ (bittomappu) — a series of bits
  • Korean: 비트맵 (biteumaep) — a series of bits
  • Māori: maheremoka — a series of bits
  • Polish: bitmapa — a series of bits
  • Polish: mapa bitowa — a series of bits
  • Russian: битовая ка́рта (bitovaja kárta) — a series of bits
  • Russian: растровое изображе́ние (rastrovoje izobražénije) — a series of bits
  • Spanish: mapa de bits — a series of bits
  • Swedish: bitmappsbild — a series of bits
  • Swedish: bitmapp — a series of bits