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Backprinting: The text that appears on the back of every Shutterfly digital photo print. You can add a message of up to 120 characters of text for each photo. Backprinting is only available on 4x6 and 5x7 prints. It is currently not supported on 8x10 prints.

Bandwidth: The amount of data that can be transmitted between two points in a fixed amount of time.

Bitmap (BMP): A type of image file format, bitmap refers to the rows and columns of dots that make up a digital photo image. Each dot is stored in at least one bit of data.

Blooming: In the digital imaging process, blooming indicates that light sensitive material has been excessively exposed. This is also called over-exposure.

Brightness: The lightness value between black and white of each pixel in a digital photograph.

Buffer: A storage area in computer memory that temporarily holds data for manipulation before transfer to another device.

Burst images: A series of images taken in rapid succession, captured at a preset speed. Burst images are usually used to capture a person or object in motion. The number of images captured will vary, depending on how long the shutter button is held down and how much memory is available.

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