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

plural of pixelation

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory. / One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer.

To create computer graphics by editing individual pixels.

(computing) Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.

simple past tense and past participle of pixelate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pixelate

present participle of pixelate

To divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels. / To transform an image (or a portion thereof) into large pixels, especially in order to hide details.

(computing) 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.