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Noun
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plural of pixel

"The new high-resolution monitor displays millions of tiny pixels to create incredibly sharp images."

In plain English: Pixels are the tiny colored squares that make up everything you see on a computer screen or phone display.

"The image looked blurry because the screen had low-resolution pixels."

Usage: Pixels are the tiny individual points that make up an image on a digital screen or in a computer file. You use this term when discussing resolution, display quality, or editing graphics where clarity depends on the density of these dots.

Example Sentences
"The image looked blurry because the screen had low-resolution pixels." noun
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Related Terms

Origin

Derived from English, the term is a portmanteau of "picture" and "elements." It originally referred to the individual points that make up an image in digital displays.

Rhyming Words
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