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bit map [4 records]

Record 1 2015-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

An area in the computer's memory reserved for graphics.

CONT

A frame buffer is a computer memory dedicated to storing values that "read from" an analog visual sensor.

OBS

The bit map holds the pictures which are continuously transmitted to the video screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
  • Infographie
DEF

Zone de la mémoire d'un ordinateur réservée aux graphiques.

OBS

La mémoire graphique contient la représentation qui est transmise en permanence à l'écran vidéo.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
  • Gráficos de computadora
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Record 2 2011-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

An array of bits whose on-off status corresponds to the status of an array of other things. For example, if we let one bit control the state of each pixel on a video system, we have bit-mapped graphics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Table associant un bit d'identification à chaque élément d'un dessin ou d'une image.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
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Record 3 2002-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

Drawn from Government On-Line Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Tiré du Lexique du Gouvernement en direct.

Spanish

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Record 4 1999-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Informatics
DEF

A screen display in which each dot or pixel location corresponds to a bit accessible in a unique main memory location.

OBS

In fact, the computer memory's structure can be thought of as a "map" of the screen, hence the widely used term bit map to describe a pixel-oriented display.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éditique
  • Informatique
DEF

Mode de représentation de l'illustration ou du texte où chaque point ou pixel correspond à un bit d'information de la mémoire d'un ordinateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Publicación electrónica
  • Informática
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