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😵 Vision dimming 🖥️ Inactive display 🖥️ To disable visually
grayout

grayout

7.3
A dimmed control on a screen that cannot be used
  • noun
  • /ˈɡreɪˌaʊt/
  • Specialized
: desactivado
  • When the feature is unavailable, a grayout appears over the button to indicate it cannot be used.

Examples

  • The software uses a grayout effect to show which menu items are currently disabled.

  • I noticed a grayout on the settings menu.

  • If you see a grayout on the option, it means you need to complete another step first.

  • The button was grayout because the feature is not available.

  • When a feature is temporarily unavailable, a grayout will indicate that the button cannot be used.

  • The application displays a grayout effect on any disabled menu items for clarity.

  • Seeing a grayout next to an option means you must complete earlier steps before accessing it.

Antonyms

active
232 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

How Available

grayout
  • Specialized
7.3
hidden
801 1.1

Surface Forms

grayout singular
grayouts plural

Morphology

grayout = gray (transparent) = out + gray

The meaning is built directly from 'gray' and 'out', referring to something becoming dim or inactive. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Grayout comes from gray ('a dull colour between black and white') and out ('not active'), so it names a part of a screen that is made gray or faded to show it cannot be used.