"pictel" meaning in English

See pictel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pictels [plural]
Etymology: From picture element. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pictel (plural pictels)
  1. (dated, computer graphics) A pixel. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Computer graphics

Inflected forms

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