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RGB

RGB noun: something extending across the RGB color space; (especially) something having a wide variety of vivid colors. Also the abbreviation of red.

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Noun

RGB (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, broadly) Something extending across the RGB color space; (especially) something having a wide variety of vivid colors.
    • RGB wallpaper
    • You're about to get lost in the RGB forest and make sensory associations you would never think of in Oscar López Rocha's animation Synesthetic Locked.2013 February 28, Kevin Holmes, “Experience Synesthesia In Animated Form”, in VICE, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2023
  2. (broadly, slang) RGB lighting; lights (especially LEDs) able to display a wide range of colors by being able to individually adjust the strength of the red, green, and blue channels.
    • An RGB keyboard
    • The earcups are light aluminum with a classy silver look, accented by an RGB-lit Corsair logo in the center.2021 May 13, Matt Safford, “Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT Review: Expensive Excellence”, in Tom's Hardware

Also used as

RGB is also the abbreviation of red.

RGB is also the initialism of red-giant branch.

RGB is also the initialism of Reconnaissance General Bureau.

Examples of RGB in a sentence

  • This threshold of expectations is promptly forgotten in the RGB world of in-game tactical menus in web-friendly, tightly-kerned sans serifs.2013 August 28, Colin Snyder, “'The Bureau: XCOM Declassified' Is the Sears Roebuck Catalog of Alien-Invasion Period Shooters”, in VICE...
  • Destiny 2 newest shader adds an RGB effect to the player's equipment2022 May 18, Soumyadeep Banerjee, “The newest shader in Destiny 2 Eververse store applies RGB to the player's gear”, in Sportskeeda...
  • Its next step seems to be gaming, as new code changes hint at full RGB support for keyboards, because we all know the more RGB you have on your computer, the better your frame rates will be.2022 January 27, Arol Wright, “Gaming Chromebooks might soon become a reality, complete with RGB keyboards”, in Android Police, archived...
  • So if lots of RGB isn't extremely high on your list of wants, this case doesn't make sense.2022 February 15, Myles Goldman, “Corsair iCue 5000T Review: Lit and Loud”, in Tom's Hardware:

Questions about RGB

What does RGB mean?
RGB means something extending across the RGB color space; (especially) something having a wide variety of vivid colors.
How do you use RGB in a sentence?
This threshold of expectations is promptly forgotten in the RGB world of in-game tactical menus in web-friendly, tightly-kerned sans serifs.
What part of speech is RGB?
RGB is a noun.

Words near RGB in the dictionary

  1. RFX
  2. RFXs
  3. RG
  4. Rg Veda
  5. RGA
  6. RGB
  7. RGBA
  8. RGBI
  9. RGBY
  10. RGC
  11. RGCs

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