Meaning | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot). |
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Synonyms | pixel, picture element |
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Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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Part of | raster | The rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor |
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Broader | component, constituent, element | An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
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Spanish | pel, pixel, píxel |
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Catalan | pixel, píxel |
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