fake PNG

/feɪ̯k ˌpiː ɛn ˈd͡ʒiː/

noun

An image file that displays the checkerboard pattern typically used to indicate transparency, but the pattern is actually part of the image itself rather than representing transparent pixels.

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Meanings

nounfake PNG (plural fake PNGs)

plural fake PNGs · alternative fake png

  1. An image file that displays the checkerboard pattern typically used to indicate transparency, but the pattern is actually part of the image itself rather than representing transparent pixels.

Origin

From fake + PNG, referring to Portable Network Graphics files as these are the most widespread image file type capable of containing transparency.

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APA

fake PNG. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20PNG

MLA

“fake PNG.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20PNG. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fake PNG,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fake%20PNG.

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