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'''XBM''' ('''X BitMap''') is a file format for bi-level raster images. It was one of the few image formats supported by early graphical web browsers.
'''XBM''' ('''X BitMap''') is a raster image file format. It was one of the first image formats supported by graphical web browsers.
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An XBM file is plain text, and doubles as a fragment of [[C]] programming code. The format is very inefficient in size, but it can be useful as a simple way to embed an image into a C program.
 
An XBM file is plain text, and doubles as a fragment of [[C]] programming code. The format is very inefficient in size, but it can be useful as a simple way to embed an image into a C program.
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== See also ==
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* [[XPM]]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==

Revision as of 04:52, 5 March 2013

File Format
Name XBM
Ontology
Extension(s) .xbm

XBM (X BitMap) is a file format for bi-level raster images. It was one of the few image formats supported by early graphical web browsers.

An XBM file is plain text, and doubles as a fragment of C programming code. The format is very inefficient in size, but it can be useful as a simple way to embed an image into a C program.

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