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In a computer art context, 1-bit is visual art where [pixel]s on a grid are either on or off, binary like boolean 1s and 0s. All pixels are the same shape and size (where 1-bit art differs from the merely [monochrome]), and notably, colour is either on or off (or at least, colour 1 and colour 2) -- no shades or gradients or antialiasing. (With a large enough canvas you can do some manual [dithering], I suppose.) Some classic video games (eg. Space Invaders) output their graphics to the screen as 1-bit art, but fake colour through the use of transparent tinted screen overlays.