Etymology

gigapixel

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Today it means: A unit of graphic resolution equivalent to 10⁹ pixels. Full definition →

English pixel ← Ancient Greek γίγας (gígas)
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Englishpixel
  5. English todaygigapixel

From giga- + pixel.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.