# pixelization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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