What does "pixmap" mean?

A grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.

What is a synonym for "pixmap"?

Common synonyms include: bitmap, bitmap, pixelmap, raster.

noun

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Noun

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A grid of pixels; a bitmap, especially one having more than one bit (binary digit) assigned to each pixel, allowing for multiple shades or colors.
"PDF primarily encodes graphics and text as vectorized data, whereas DjVu primarily encodes them as pixmap images."

"PDF primarily encodes graphics and text as vectorized data, whereas DjVu primarily encodes them as pixmap images."

Blend of pixel + map.

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