<s>
In	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
a	O
sample	O
is	O
an	O
intersection	O
of	O
channel	B-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
diagram	O
below	O
depicts	O
a	O
24-bit	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
3	O
samples	O
for	O
Red	O
,	O
Green	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
particular	O
diagram	O
,	O
the	O
Red	O
sample	O
occupies	O
9	O
bits	O
,	O
the	O
Green	O
sample	O
occupies	O
7	O
bits	O
and	O
the	O
Blue	O
sample	O
occupies	O
8	O
bits	O
,	O
totaling	O
24	O
bits	O
per	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
the	O
samples	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
equal	O
size	O
and	O
not	O
all	O
samples	O
are	O
mandatory	O
in	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
can	O
consist	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
samples	O
(	O
e.g.	O
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