Bit mapped image

Bit mapped image
An image created from a series of bits and bytes that form pixels. Each pixel can vary in colour or gray-scale value. Also known as a raster image.

tagged image file format (TIFF)
a file format used to represent black and white, grayscale, or color bit mapped images; a common format for interchanging digital information.

When a page layout document such as a Quark file is RIP'ed all of the page elements (typography, photography, Illustrations, and Graphics) are assembled and rasterized into a Bit Mapped image to be output.

See also: Film, Meter, Negative, Photography, Pixel