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palettize

/ˈpælɪtaɪz/US/ˈpælɪtaɪz/

palettize verb: to encode (an image) efficiently by mapping its pixels to a palette containing only those colours that are actually present in the image. Also the misspelling of palletize.

Verb

palettize (third-person singular simple present palettizes, present participle palettizing, simple past and past participle palettized)

  1. (transitive) To encode (an image) efficiently by mapping its pixels to a palette containing only those colours that are actually present in the image.

Also used as

palettize is also the misspelling of palletize.

Forms of palettize

third-person singular presentpalettizes
present participlepalettizing
past participlepalettized
pastpalettized
alternative formpalettise

Origin of palettize

From palette + -ize.

Questions about palettize

What does palettize mean?
Palettize means to encode (an image) efficiently by mapping its pixels to a palette containing only those colours that are actually present in the image.
What part of speech is palettize?
Palettize is a verb.
How do you pronounce palettize?
Palettize is pronounced /ˈpælɪtaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of palettize?
The past tense of palettize is palettized.

Words near palettize in the dictionary

  1. palettise
  2. palettised
  3. palettises
  4. palettising
  5. palettization
  6. palettize
  7. palettized
  8. palettizes
  9. palettizing
  10. paletôt
  11. paletôts

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