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picture element

DEFINITIONS OF: picture element

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n (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)

Synonyms:
pel, pixel
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
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