Definitions
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- adjective computing Of an image, having
pixels that are large enough to be individuallyvisible from a normal viewing distance. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
pixelate .
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Examples
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The tiny little teatard peabrains got their teatard fat asses to get off the couch, make poorly spelled signs and leave the trailer park, and yet here we all are bitching and moaning with each other in pixelated comfort.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » There Is Your Opening, President Obama 2010
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Taking that idea a step further, we envisioned a ticker tape effect repeating a message spelled out in pixelated type.
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The images are alright but very pixelated, which is probably for the best.
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In fact, graphics were so blocky back then that the first few Leisure Suit Larry titles pixelated the naughty bits without even trying.
Muti 2009
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Had to redo my photos, the first set were 'pixelated'.
Packin' Heat Steve Perry 2009
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I was thinking in particular of your use of the work "pixelated".
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A three-layer seat of springy plastic topped by "pixelated" plastic discs spreads the load better than traditional foam or mesh materials, he said.
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And on the far end of the tail are people like David Friedman , a New York photographer who cooks up three or four witty ideas a year—like his series of T-shirts adorned with fictional corporate logos that are blurrily "pixelated," as if on reality TV—and makes just enough money to cover his hosting fees, plus a bit of pocket change.
Clive Thompson on How T-Shirts Keep Online Content Free 2008
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And on the far end of the tail are people like David Friedman , a New York photographer who cooks up three or four witty ideas a year—like his series of T-shirts adorned with fictional corporate logos that are blurrily "pixelated," as if on reality TV—and makes just enough money to cover his hosting fees, plus a bit of pocket change.
Clive Thompson on How T-Shirts Keep Online Content Free 2008
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BTW - I'm faintly amused to discover that where Ann's profile pic is kind of pixelated on Windows machines, this powerbook resizes it smoothly.
Labels. Ann Althouse 2007
ry commented on the word pixelated
upset about how many times recently I've seen this word confused with pixilated. Otherwise reputable publishers in various media cannot seem to find proofreaders who know the difference.
October 6, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word pixelated
Oh! That's fantastic. I wouldn't have known if you hadn't pointed it out--but from now on I'll be tempted to use pixilated intentionally.
Hilarious.
October 7, 2015