What is the word pixel short for?

Answer 1

A pixel is a picture element, the smallest dot on a computer screen.

Answer 2

picture element


2. In media studies "word pixel" refers to the progression of information from words to pixels and to the study of the transformative effect of electronic media on traditional movable type. (J.L. Shear)


3. A pixel, for "picture element," is the smallest unit on the screen that can be turned on and off or made different shades. Pixels are tiny squares, not circles.