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BMP file format

The BMP file format, or bitmap, is a raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images, independently of the display device (such as a graphics adapter), especially on Microsoft Windows and OS/2 operating systems.

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Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Internet media type
image/bmp image/x-bmp
Open format?
OSP for WMF
Type code
'BMP ' 'BMPf' 'BMPp'
Type of format
Raster graphics
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)
com.microsoft.bmp

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Overview

Device-independent bitmaps and the BMP file format

File structure

Usage of BMP format

Related formats

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BMP file format

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples46
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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BMP file format

Top relations

related to DIBs in memory · 13
BMP file format → API, BMP, DIB, DIBs, For, For DIBs, In, Packed DIBs, RGB, The, When, Windows, Windows GDI API
related to External links · 10
BMP file format → A2R10G10B10, Bitmap File Structure, By David Charlap, Device Independent Bitmaps, DIBs, Dobb's, Dr, March, Part, The BMP File Format
related to Usage of BMP format · 10
BMP file format → BITMAPINFOHEADER, BMP, CUR, GDI, ICO, Many, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, The, Windows
related to Bitmap file header · 5
BMP file format → All, ASCII, BMP, The, This
Developed by · 1
BMP file format → Microsoft Corporation
Filename extension · 1
BMP file format → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .bmp, .dib
Internet media type · 1
BMP file format → image/bmp image/x-bmp
Open format? · 1
BMP file format → OSP for WMF
Type code · 1
BMP file format → 'BMP ' 'BMPf' 'BMPp'
Type of format · 1
BMP file format → Raster graphics

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Important terminology

format pixel color windows table file bmp dib image used bitmap per bytes colors header data microsoft images bitmaps memory

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BMP file formatDeveloped byMicrosoft Corporation1.00infobox
BMP file formatFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .bmp, .dib1.00infobox
BMP file formatInternet media typeimage/bmp image/x-bmp1.00infobox
BMP file formatOpen format?OSP for WMF1.00infobox
BMP file formatType code'BMP ' 'BMPf' 'BMPp'1.00infobox
BMP file formatType of formatRaster graphics1.00infobox
BMP file formatUniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.microsoft.bmp1.00infobox
ZIP because they contain redundant datainstance ofmany BMP files can be considerably compressed with lossless data compression algorithms0.80text
BMP file formatrelated to Bitmap file headerThis0.60section
BMP file formatrelated to Bitmap file headerBMP0.60section
BMP file formatrelated to Bitmap file headerThe0.60section
BMP file formatrelated to Bitmap file headerASCII0.60section

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