picture element

/ˌpɪktʃər ˌɛləmənt/
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Other forms: picture elements

Definitions of picture element
  1. noun
    (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
    synonyms: pel, pixel
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    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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