pixelization
The English word “pixelization” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The result of enlarging a digital image further than the resolution of the monitor device, usually 72 dpi (dots per inch), causing the individual pixels making up the image to become more prominent, thus causing a grainy appearance in the image.
- The blurring of part of an image by setting groups of pixels that are close to each other to the same color.
Etymology
From pixel + -ization.
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