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by tedunangst 2447 days ago
Bitmaps don't require scanning.
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saagarjha 2446 days ago
They do, you'd just scanning a smaller thing.
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tedunangst 2446 days ago
What are you scanning the bitmap looking for? Why not just index into it and look at the relevant bit?
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