pixel

Noun

pix=el

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pixel(n = noun.artifact) pel, picture element - (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"

is a kind of component, constituent, element

is a part of raster

pixel, n. Electronics any of the minute areas of uniform illumination of which an image on a display screen is composed.

Etymology

abbr. of picture element: cf. PIX(1)

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