noun
- the smallest unit of a digital image or display screen, typically appearing as a tiny colored square
Usage: computing
Examples
- The photograph was so enlarged that you could see individual pixels.
- Modern smartphones have screens with millions of pixels.
- A dead pixel on the monitor appeared as a black dot.
- The image resolution is measured in pixels per inch.
- Video games from the 1980s had large, blocky pixels.
- The artist created digital art by carefully coloring each pixel.