PIXEL

pixel, pel, picture element

(noun) (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); “the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pixel (plural pixels)

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer.

Synonyms

• pel (rare)

• pictel (dated)

• px

Hyponyms

• gigapixel

• macropixel

• megapixel

• micropixel

• terapixel

Verb

pixel (third-person singular simple present pixels, present participle pixelling or pixeling, simple past and past participle pixelled or pixeled)

To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.

Anagrams

• plexi

Source: Wiktionary

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