noun
(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
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the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution
• Syn: ↑pixel, ↑picture element
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑component, ↑constituent, ↑element
• Part Holonyms: ↑raster
Useful english dictionary. 2012.