pixel

3 definitions found

pixel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pixel
      n 1: (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" [syn: pixel, pel, picture element]

pixel - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  picture element
  pixel
  
     <graphics> (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.
  
     (1998-05-08)
  

pixel - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  PIXEL
         PIcture ELement