"pixel art" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pixel art (uncountable)
  1. (computer graphics) A style of digital art drawn at the pixel level, sometimes having the pixels enlarged for a retro appearance. Tags: uncountable Related terms: pixel artist Translations (style of digital art drawn at the pixel level): 像素畫 /像素画 (xiàngsù huà) (Chinese Mandarin), ドット絵 (dotto-e) (Japanese), 픽셀 아트 (piksel ateu) (Korean), цэгэн зураг (cegen zurag) (Mongolian), пи́ксельная гра́фика (píkselʹnaja gráfika) [feminine] (Russian)
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