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    PICTURE ELEMENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Example:

    the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution

    Synonyms:

    pel; picture element; pixel

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("picture element" is a kind 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)

    Domain category:

    computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

    Holonyms ("picture element" is a part of...):

    raster (the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor)

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