pixelation

English

Alternative forms

• pixellation

Etymology

pixel +‎ -ation

Noun

pixelation (countable and uncountable, plural pixelations)

1. A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished.
2. The deliberate obscuring or censoring of part of an image by reducing the resolution, resulting in a blocky blur.

Derived terms

• pixelation ratio

Translations

Translations

Translations

• German: Verpixelung f

See also

• pixelisation