Bmp is a abbreviation of bitmap.
In computing terms the difference between bitmap and bmp
is that
bitmap is a series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic , each pixel being represented as a group of bits while
bmp is file extension used by a bitmap image file.
As a noun bitmap
is a series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic , each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
As an abbreviation BMP is
Basic Multilingual Plane
bitmap
English
Alternative forms
* bit map
* bit-map
Noun
(
en noun)
(
Raster graphics)
(computing) a series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits
Usage notes
* See notes at pixmap.
Synonyms
* pixmap
bmp
Abbreviation
(
Abbreviation)
(
en-abbr)
(computing)
(computing)
(computing) file extension used by a bitmap image file
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