Pixel

[ˈpɪk.səl]

Meaning

English, the smallest addressable element of a raster image

Background Story

Pixel is the English term for the smallest addressable element of a raster image, also abbreviated px, pel, or picture element. The German word Bildpunkt, meaning "picture point", appeared in an 1888 patent, and the English term picture element appeared in U.S. patents filed as early as 1911. The word pixel was first published in 1965.

Temperament

Cool

Gender

Unisex

Language

English

Name Start With

P

Letter Count

5 Letters