bitmap

noun

bit·​map ˈbit-ˌmap 

1

: an array of binary data representing a bitmapped image or display

also : a file containing such data

2

: a bitmapped image or display

Examples of bitmap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's an example of a photo (bitmap/raster) that Illustrator converted into a vector image. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025

The exploit bypasses this protection by injecting shell code stashed in a malicious bitmap image displayed by the UEFI during the boot-up process. — Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2024

Unlike the original Swyft, the Apple II SwyftCard does not use the bitmap display and appears strictly in 80-column non-proportional text. — Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025

In the office, also off the dining room, Nuriev’s silvery wallpaper with a bitmap print matches pink stools, pixelated at the edges and evoking the lo-fi quality of classic arcade cabinets, from his recent Video Game collection. — Nick Haramis Laurent Kronental, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bitmap

• bandgap
• blackcap
• blackstrap
• bootstrap
• burlap
• claptrap
• entrap
• foolscap
• kidnap
• kneecap
• madcap
• mayhap