dead pixel

noun

A pixel on an LCD that does not light up.

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Meanings

noundead pixel (plural dead pixels)

plural dead pixels

  1. A pixel on an LCD that does not light up.
  2. broadlycomputer graphicsa miscolored pixel on an image where it is otherwise not intended to be.
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APA

dead pixel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20pixel

MLA

“dead pixel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20pixel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dead pixel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20pixel.

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