"peep pixels" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: peeps pixels [present, singular, third-person], peeping pixels [participle, present], peeped pixels [participle, past], peeped pixels [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=peep pixels}} peep pixels (third-person singular simple present peeps pixels, present participle peeping pixels, simple past and past participle peeped pixels)
  1. (informal, photography) To scrutinize a magnified digital photograph carefully in order to make a technical assessment of resolution and image quality. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Photography Synonyms: pixel peep Related terms: pixel peeper
    Sense id: en-peep_pixels-en-verb-lgWkPc-3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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