← DictionaryResolution
also called DPI, PPI
The pixel or dot density of an image, determining reproduction quality.
How much detail the image actually holds.
What It Is
You will find Resolution in the Technology layer, alongside the rest of Files. The canonical meaning is the pixel or dot density of an image, determining reproduction quality.
It is a label with a settled working definition, so the value is in using it the same way every time. Once it is defined that clearly, arguments about it usually stop.
How It's Used
Resolution earns its keep in build decisions, tooling and the plumbing behind a working system. It normally appears alongside Raster File, Image Optimisation and File Format. The practical test is whether everyone in the room means the same thing by it.
Why It Matters
The cost of being vague about Resolution shows up later, not today. When it is unclear, small technical debts compound into a rebuild. Clarity here removes a surprising amount of downstream argument.
Picture a word everyone in the room has agreed to use the same way. How much detail the image actually holds.
Termshift™
How the meaning shifts depending on who is using it, and where.
Professionally, Resolution carries the narrow meaning: the pixel or dot density of an image, determining reproduction quality.
Explained to someone with no marketing background, Resolution is how much detail the image actually holds.
The Bottom Line
If you only keep one thing about Resolution: how much detail the image actually holds. Everything after that is detail.