palettize

English

Alternative forms

• palettise

Etymology

palette +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpælɪtaɪz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpælɪtaɪz/, /ˈpælətaɪz/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpælətɑez/
• Homophones: palatize, palletize

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Verb

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

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

Related terms

• palettization