picture element

Noun
  1. (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) (synset 103958553)
    "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: component, constituent, element - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
    is a part of: raster - the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor
    same as: pel, pixel

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