Bit-mapped graphic

Description used to describe an image that is formed in a map form instead of a mathematical form. The image is created by placing dots (or bits) in a row or column forming an image with several thousand small dots or bits to make the complete image. A bit-mapped image when enlarged will have jaggies, where a vector graphic can be enlarged without any loss of quality.

• Use a paint program to create a bit-mapped graphic.

Also see: Bitmap, Raster, Video definitions