Definition

picture element (pel)

Part of the Multimedia and graphics glossary:

The term pel has been replaced by pixel , another contraction of "picture element."

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This was last updated in March 2011
Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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    - The pixel (a word invented from "picture element") is the basic unit of programmable color on a computer display or in a computer image. (SearchCIO-Midmarket.com)

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