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Is it pixelated or pixilated?
Pixelated is used to describe digital images in which individual pixels are discernable, as when you look closely at a large photo and can see the tiny dots that make up the image. Pixilated (coined from pixie, a pixie being a cheerful, mischievous sprite) is usually used to describe things considered whimsical, or people who seem dazed or lost in thought. While pixelated is a late 20th century coinage, pixilated has been in use since the mid-19th century.
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Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
Photograph: Nintendo Docked, that 1080p needs to leap to 4K, 3840 x 2160 pixels.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
Our beautifully detailed heroes — our Double Dragons, our fraternal Contras — were flattened and minimized to a handful of pixels.
—Yussef Cole, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Still, however, the resulting image showcased a sweeping view of 100 million stars packed into about 1.5 billion pixels.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Pixel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pixel. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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pixel
noun
from pix, an altered form of pictures, and element
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