(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
"the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
"The computer program adjusted every pixel to ensure the digital photograph displayed vibrant colors on the screen."
In plain English: A pixel is the smallest individual dot of color that makes up an image on your screen.
"Each pixel on my phone screen is tiny but works together to create clear images."
Usage: A pixel is one of the smallest colored squares on a digital screen, and its count determines how sharp or blurry an image appears. You can also use this word as a verb to describe the act of manipulating these tiny dots directly in photo-editing software.
To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.
"The artist spent hours pixelating the photo to give it a retro, low-resolution look."
In plain English: To pixel something means to break an image down into tiny square dots on a screen.
"The artist pixelated the photograph to create an abstract mosaic effect."
pix ("pictures"), + el(ement); often taken to be a blend of "picture" and "element". The ⟨x⟩ stems from the abbreviation pics being sometimes also written as pix, which has been in use since the 1880s. First attested in 1965.