pixel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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)

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

PIXEL
       PIcture ELement