picture element

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (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"

	Synonyms:	pel, pixel

	See Also:	component, constituent, element, raster

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	(pixel) The smallest resolvable rectangular area of an image, either on a screen or stored in memory. Each pixel in a monochrome image has its own brightness, from 0 for black to the maximum value (e.g. 255 for an eight-bit pixel) for white. In a colour image, each pixel has its own brightness and colour, usually represented as a triple of red, green and blue intensities (see rgb). Compare voxel.

	See Also:	graphics