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

Derived forms: pels

Type of: component, constituent, element

Part of: raster

Encyclopedia: Pel, Iran