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Noun: pixel  piksel
  1. (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a coloured dot)
    "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
    - pel, picture element

Derived forms: pixels

Type of: component, constituent, element

Part of: raster

Encyclopedia: Pixel