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the smallest soldier in every army of light, mistaken for nothing until magnified.

name originShort for picture element, coined in 1965.
subpixel trickEach one fakes color using red, green, blue.
dead pixelsA single stuck dot can void warranties.
first oneRussell Kirsch scanned his baby in 1957.
square mythPixels are samples, not actually little squares.
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