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pixelize

verb

Etymology

From pixel + -ize.

Definitions

  1. To pixelate

    To pixelate; to convert into pixels.

    • Vector graphics are resolution-independent and can be scaled to any size without losing detail, whereas a bitmap image is resolution-dependent and can pixelize when printed beyond its resolution parameters.
    • Aftenposten’s editor-in-chief, Espen Egil Hansen, said the newspaper had received a message from Facebook asking it to “either remove or pixelize” the photograph.

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No curated loop yet for pixelize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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