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Suzanne S. Barnhill
To oversimplify, a bitmap graphic stores a picture as individual dots of
color. A vector graphic stores a picture as instructions about the shape of
lines and curves (in much the same way that an algebraic formula describes a
hyperbola or parabola). The latter can be scaled without affecting quality.
color. A vector graphic stores a picture as instructions about the shape of
lines and curves (in much the same way that an algebraic formula describes a
hyperbola or parabola). The latter can be scaled without affecting quality.