Talk:pixel

A Brief History of 'Pixel'

An article by Richard F. Lyons provides a lot of etymological detail about "pixel". Some of the highlights should be incorporated into the entry for "pixel".

The article reference details:

A Brief History of 'Pixel'
http://www.dicklyon.com/tech/Photography/Pixel-SPIE06-Lyon.pdf
Reprint — Paper EI 6069-1
Digital Photography II — Invited Paper
IS&T/SPIE Symposium on Electronic Imaging
15–19 January 2006, San Jose, California, USA

Etymology

I am not convinced by the etymology with "pix element" instead of "picture element". Firstly, the x doesn't have to come from a specific word but could simply have been chosen as easier to pronounce, or whatever. Secondly, I think I once read that the word was originally "pictel". Finally, I doubt that "pix" for "pictures" was common (or even extant) slang as far back as the 1960s. [Aha, yes it was, according to the "pix" article.] I don't have any concrete evidence, unfortunately. 86.131.102.228 22:24, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

"pix" is a common slang for "pictures," because pictures are sometimes referred to by the shortened term "pics." 71.66.97.228 04:07, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

In my experience pixel is typically defined as representing "picture element", and that's what Lyon's research indicates too. —DIV (1.145.111.128 08:21, 10 February 2024 (UTC))

Will Any Gentleman...

Quite possibly my ears deceived me, but it sounded like the protagonist's brother used the word depixelated midway through Will Any Gentleman...? (1953). That seems to fly in the face of the history of pixel presented here. If I heard correctly, that's very interesting for the WT entry; if I misheard, I'm curious to know the correct line. —DIV (1.145.111.128 08:27, 10 February 2024 (UTC))