Bitmap vs. Raster

Bitmapnoun

(computing) A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.

Bitmapnoun

an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels

Bitmap

In computing, a bitmap is a mapping from some domain (for example, a range of integers) to bits. It is also called a bit array or bitmap index.

Rasternoun

(electronics) A scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.

Rasternoun

(computer graphics) A bitmap image, consisting of a grid of pixels, stored as a sequence of lines.

Rasterverb

To scan in parallel lines.

Rasternoun

formation consisting of the set of horizontal lines composed of pixels that is used to form an image on a CRT