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subpixel

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One colored part of a pixel, like red, green or blue

noun
/ˈsʌbˌpɪksəl/

Specialized

: subpíxel

In contrast, subpixel-rendered font will use adjacent subpixels, rather than whole pixels, leading to more refined, clearer edges and stronger lines.

OK, Now Next up, let's see if we can examine these subpixels in order to see that representation of red and blue subpixels.

Examples

I could see the OLED subpixel arrangement inside the screen.
I can actually see the green, blue and red subpixels like easily to the naked eye.
With monochrome displays, independent pixel control is necessary, but with color displays, independent subpixel control is necessary.

Academic text (1992)
One gives a display pixel its color attributes by controlling the red, green, and blue subpixels, which add according to Grassmann's laws of color addition.

Academic text (1992)
The sharpness of subpixel-rendered text makes long portions of body text more readable.

Blog text (18)
On modern displays, each subpixel combines red, green, and blue components to create a full range of colors.
When digital images are rendered, understanding subpixels helps improve the overall clarity and detail.
Each colored subpixel plays a crucial role in forming the images we see on a computer screen.

Surface Forms

subpixel singular

subpixels plural

Morphology

subpixel = pixel (transparent) = sub + pixel

The sense 'a component or subdivision of a pixel' is a direct, technical extension of 'sub-' + 'pixel'.

Etymology

Subpixel comes from sub- meaning 'under' or 'small part' and pixel, short for 'picture element'. Think of a pixel as a small square picture and a subpixel as one colored tile inside it (for example red, green or blue), so a subpixel is a single colored part that helps make the full pixel's color.