Palettize

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈpælɪtaɪz/
• US IPA: /ˈpælɪtaɪz/, /ˈpælÉ™taɪz/
• Australia IPA: /ˈpælÉ™tÉ‘ez/
• Homophones: palatize, palletize

Alternative forms

• palettise

Origin

palette + -ize

Full definition of palettize

Verb

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