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pix⋅el

  [pik-suhl, -sel]
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–noun Computers, Television.
the smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
Origin:
1965–70; pix 2 (def. 1) + el(ement)
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pix·el   (pĭk'səl, -sěl')   
n.  The basic unit of the composition of an image on a television screen, computer monitor, or similar display.

[pix1 + el(ement).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

pixel 
1969, coined to describe the photographic elements of a television image, from pix (1932 abbreviation of pictures, coined by "Variety" headline writers) + el(ement).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

pixel pix·el (pĭk'səl, -sěl')
n.
The smallest image-forming unit of a video display.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

pixel
picture element

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
pixel
picture element
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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