Bmp

/ˌbi ˌɛm ˈpi/ acronym

Bitmap image file format developed by Microsoft; also refers to Basic Metabolic Panel in medicine or Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in biology.

In computing, stands for 'Bitmap,' from 'bit' (binary digit) and 'map' (arrangement), created in the 1980s for Windows operating systems. The medical and biological meanings developed independently as acronyms in their respective fields.

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