Pixel vs Macroblock - What's the difference?
pixel | macroblock |
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
(signal processing, video compression) A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
(archaeology) An area of a dig where there are multiple adjacent block excavations
* {{quote-book, 2003, David L. Carlson, chapter=Figuring Out "What Happened in the Middle Archaic?", Theory, Method, and Practice in Modern Archaeology
, passage=In 1975 the macroblock area was stepped back so that a smaller block excavation could extend below Horizon 8.}}
As nouns the difference between pixel and macroblock
is that pixel is (label) while macroblock is (signal processing|video compression) a block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block.pixel
English
(wikipedia pixel)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* pel (rare)Derived terms
* megapixel * peep pixels * pixelated, pixellated * pixelation * pixelization * pixel peeper * subpixel * voxel * texelSee also
* triangle ----macroblock
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