bit depth

See also: bit-depth

English

Noun

bit depth (plural bit depths)

  1. (computer graphics) The number of bits (binary digits) used to represent the colour of a single pixel.
    A bit depth of eight corresponds to a palette of 256 possible colours, because 28 = 256.
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