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    Pix·el
    /ˈpiks(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed: "the camera scans photographs and encodes the image into pixels"
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      Basic unit of programmable color

      • The pixel -- a word invented from picture element -- is the basic unit of programmable color on a computer display or in a computer image. Think of it as a logical -- rather than a physical -- unit. Pixels are the smallest unit in a digital display. Up to millions of pixels make up an image or video on a device's screen.
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  3. The pixel -- a word invented from picture element -- is the basic unit of programmable color on a computer display or in a computer image. Think of it as a logical -- rather than a physical -- unit. Pixels are the smallest unit in a digital display. Up to millions of pixels make up an image or video on a device's screen.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PixelPixel - Wikipedia

    In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px ), pel, [1] or picture element [2] is the smallest addressable element in a raster image, or the smallest addressable element in a dot matrix display device. In most digital display devices, pixels are the smallest element that can be manipulated through software.

  5. Aug 15, 2022 · Pixels are fluid things. They can be any size on a page or on a screen, but it's important to remember that alone, pixels are almost meaningless. Instead, they gain their strength in numbers. Imagine a single square pixel sitting alone, and you'll realize you can't draw many images with that.

  6. May 13, 2024 · It describes the smallest controllable element of a digital image on a display device. Over time, “picture element” was shortened to “pixel” (pix = picture, el = element) for convenience and has become the standard term in digital imaging and computer graphics.

  7. Jan 31, 2024 · A pixel is the smallest unit of a digital image or display and stands for “picture element.” It is a very small, isolated dot that stands for one color and plays the most basic part in digital images.

  8. Nov 21, 2023 · A pixel, short for picture element, is the smallest unit of digital image that can be displayed on a screen. It is a single point of color on a screen that together form an image.

  9. Feb 13, 2023 · A pixel (short for "picture element") is the smallest element of a digital image displayed on screen — a single dot of color within a larger grid of dots that combine to form a picture.

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