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pixel

pi·xel

UK/ˈpɪk.səl/ US/ˈpɪk.sɛl/ rare

noun

1.

(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”
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Origin

pix (“pictures”), + el(ement); often taken to be a blend of “picture” and “element”. The ⟨x⟩ stems from the abbreviation pics being sometimes also written as pix, which has been in use since the 1880s. First attested in 1965.

Phrases

  • dead pixel
  • peep pixels
  • pixel art
  • pixel hunt
  • pixel hunting
  • pixel peep
  • pixel peeper
  • pixel pusher

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