bit depth

noun

The number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel.

“A bit depth of eight corresponds to a palette of 256 possible colours, because 2⁸ = 256.”

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Meanings

nounbit depth (plural bit depths)

plural bit depths

  1. computer graphicsThe number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel.

    A bit depth of eight corresponds to a palette of 256 possible colours, because 2⁸ = 256.

Translations

Portuguese profundidade de cor, bits por píxel
  • profundidade de corcomputer graphics: the number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel
  • bits por píxelcomputer graphics: the number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel
Russian разря́дность
  • разря́дность (razrjádnostʹ)computer graphics: the number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel
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APA

bit depth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20depth

MLA

“bit depth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20depth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bit depth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bit%20depth.

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