colormap

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noun

A lookup table specifying the colors to be used in rendering a palettized image.

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Meanings

nouncolormap (plural colormaps)

plural colormaps

  1. computer graphicsA lookup table specifying the colors to be used in rendering a palettized image.

Origin

From color + map.

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APA

colormap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colormap

MLA

“colormap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colormap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colormap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colormap.

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