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fake PNG

/feɪ̯k ˌpiː ɛn ˈd͡ʒiː/

fake PNG noun: an image file that displays the checkerboard pattern typically used to indicate transparency, but the pattern is actually part of the image itself rather than representing transparent pixels.

Noun

fake PNG (plural fake PNGs)

  1. An image file that displays the checkerboard pattern typically used to indicate transparency, but the pattern is actually part of the image itself rather than representing transparent pixels.

Forms of fake PNG

pluralfake PNGs
alternative formfake png

Origin of fake PNG

From fake + PNG, referring to Portable Network Graphics files as these are the most widespread image file type capable of containing transparency.

Questions about fake PNG

What does fake PNG mean?
Fake PNG means an image file that displays the checkerboard pattern typically used to indicate transparency, but the pattern is actually part of the image itself rather than representing transparent pixels.
What part of speech is fake PNG?
Fake PNG is a noun.
How do you pronounce fake PNG?
Fake PNG is pronounced /feɪ̯k ˌpiː ɛn ˈd͡ʒiː/.
What is the plural of fake PNG?
The plural of fake PNG is fake PNGs.

Words near fake PNG in the dictionary

  1. fake it
  2. fake it till one makes it
  3. fake it until one makes it
  4. fake news
  5. fake out
  6. fake PNG
  7. fake Shemp
  8. fake Shemps
  9. fake tan
  10. fake the fatcha
  11. fake the funk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fake PNG (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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