Meanings
plural bitmaps · alternative bit map · alternative bit-map
- computingA series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
Using the hardware blitter to move bitmaps from VRAM to VRAM is much faster than moving them from system memory to VRAM.
2002, André LaMothe, Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus, page 315
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian битова карта
- битова карта (bitova karta)a series of bits
Chinese Cantonese 點陣 /点阵
- 點陣 /点阵 (dim² zan⁶)a series of bits
Chinese Mandarin 點陣 /点阵
- 點陣 /点阵 (diǎnzhèn)a series of bits
Czech bitmapa
- bitmapaa series of bits
Dutch rasterafbeelding, bitmap
- rasterafbeeldinga series of bits
- bitmapa series of bits
Esperanto rastrumo, rastero
- rastrumoa series of bits
- rasteroa series of bits
Finnish bittikartta
- bittikarttaa series of bits
French image matricielle
- image matriciellea series of bits
German Rastergrafik, Pixelgrafik
- Rastergrafika series of bits
- Pixelgrafika series of bits
- Binärbilda series of bits
- Bitmapa series of bits
Greek δυφιοαπεικόνιση
- δυφιοαπεικόνιση (dyfioapeikónisi)a series of bits
Hebrew מַפַּת סִבִּיּוֹת
- מַפַּת סִבִּיּוֹת (mapát sibiyót)a series of bits
Icelandic bitakort, punktamynd
- bitakorta series of bits
- punktamynda series of bits
- punktafylkia series of bits
Japanese ビットマップ
- ビットマップ (bittomappu)a series of bits
Korean 비트맵
- 비트맵 (biteumaep)a series of bits
Māori maheremoka
- maheremokaa series of bits
Polish bitmapa, mapa bitowa
- bitmapaa series of bits
- mapa bitowaa series of bits
Russian битовая ка́рта, растровое изображе́ние
- битовая ка́рта (bitovaja kárta)a series of bits
- растровое изображе́ние (rastrovoje izobražénije)a series of bits
Spanish mapa de bits
- mapa de bitsa series of bits
Swedish bitmappsbild, bitmapp
- bitmappsbilda series of bits
- bitmappa series of bits
Cite this entry
bitmap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitmap
“bitmap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitmap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitmap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitmap.
Source: bitmap on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.