Texel vs. Pixel

Texel vs. Pixel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Texel and Pixel

Texelnoun

(computer graphics) An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.

Pixelnoun

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

Pixelnoun

One of the squares that make up a pixel art work or a zoomed in image in a computer.

Pixelnoun

(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot);

the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution
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