What does "texel" mean?

An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.

Texel

/ˈtɛk.səl/ name, noun

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Noun

1
An image representing the smallest unit of a texture that may be repeated to tile a region of the display.
2
A domestic sheep of a heavily-muscled breed originally from the island of Texel.

Proper Noun

Blend of texture + element, by analogy with pixel.