Refers to the number of colors in an image.

Temporary storage area used to store video or audio data ready for playing.

Graphics created entirely on a computer, using 2D or 3D graphics software.

Also known as printer resolution. The number of dots of color a printer is capable of producing in a certain amount of space.

General name for operations performed on an image using graphics software.

Graphics which are stored as a series of mathematical shapes and properties that can be independently manipulated at any time.

Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.

Compression technique in which the original file is completely recoverable, with no loss of quality.

Compression technique in which some file data is sacrificed in order to reduce file size.

Unit used to measure the resolution of digital cameras. Refers to 1 million pixels.

Individual dots which make up bitmap graphics.