pixmap

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pixmap

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Blend of pixel + map.

noun pixmaps

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.
Similar: bitmap, pixelmap, raster

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"pixmap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pixmap.

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@misc{pixmap_2026,
  title = {pixmap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pixmap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}