Pixel

English modern coinage

"picture cell or element"

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Pixel Origin and Meaning

The name Pixel is a girl's name meaning "picture cell or element".

Coined in the 1960s to define the smallest photographic element of a televised image. It's a portmanteau of "picture" + "cell" or "element".