NOUN | artifact | pixel, pel, picture element | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) |
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Sounds | pih'ksahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot). | |
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Example | "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" | |
Synonyms | pel, picture element | |
Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Part of | raster | The rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor |
Broader | component, constituent, element | An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up |
Spanish | pel, pixel, píxel | |
Catalan | pixel, píxel |
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