bit depth
Definition
Number of bits used in representing the smallest unit of information (such as a byte or pixel) in an audio/video or graphic data file. Greater the bit depth, better the quality of stored or reproduced image or sound.
bit depth is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security, Data Management, Communications, & Networks and Information Science & Technology subjects.
bit depth appears in the definition of the following term: bit map
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