# Bitmap vs Vector - What's the difference?

bitmap | vector |

## As nouns the difference between bitmap and vector

is that bitmap is (computing) a series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits while vector is (mathematics) a directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

## As a verb vector is

to set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

# 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.

* pixmap

# vector

## English

(wikify) (wikipedia vector)

### Noun

(en noun)
• (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
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• (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the (soplink) between two points.
• (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
• The vectors in $\left\{\mathbb Q\right\}\left[X\right]$ are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is $x^\left\{42\right\}+\frac1\left\{137\right\}x-1$.
• (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
• (senseid)(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
• (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
• (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
• The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.
• (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced]] and [[jump, jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
• (programming) A one-dimensional array.
• #### Usage notes

* (programming) The term is used loosely when the indices are not (either positive or non-negative) integers.

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#### Hyponyms

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#### Derived terms

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### Verb

(en verb)
• To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
• * 1994 , Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Tendencies
• if love is vectored toward an object and Elinor's here flies toward Marianne, Marianne's in turn toward Willoughby.

#### References

* The New Oxford Dictionary of English

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