This morning I was thinking about pixels, and I realized that I had no idea where the term came from. I checked it out on wikipedia, and this is what I found:

A pixel (short for picture element, using the common abbreviation "pix" for "pictures") is a single point in a graphic image.

This information makes me thankful that the people in charge of naming had the good sense to consider "graphic" slang. Something tells me that web design just wouldn't be as desirable of a career if people were referred to as pickle pushers!