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PBM stands for Portable Bitmap, and it is a monochrome image format that is part of the Netpbm package. It stores image data as a series of ASCII or binary values representing each pixel in the image, with 1s representing black pixels and 0s representing white pixels. PBM files are simple and easy to read but can be quite large since they do not use any compression.

The RAW image file format is a generic term for a variety of image formats used by different digital camera manufacturers. RAW files store unprocessed data from the camera's sensor, providing photographers with the ability to manipulate settings like exposure, white balance, and sharpness during post-processing, which can result in higher image quality. Unlike JPEG and other compressed formats, RAW files retain a much broader range of color and luminance values, offering more flexibility for editing but also resulting in larger file sizes.