PIXELATION

Etymology

Noun

pixelation (countable and uncountable, plural pixelations)

A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished.

The obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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