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
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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