grayed out

A form of gray out — To make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of gray out.
adjectivegrayed out (not comparable)
  1. not comparableForm of grayed out used when attached to a noun rather than as a predicate.

    Scroll to the grayed out item and press the center button. The camera then displays a screen that explains why this feature is not available.

    2016, David D. Busch, David Busch's Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV: Guide to Digital Photography, Rocky Nook, →ISBN, page 88
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    Once you save a spreadsheet for the first time, and every time you open it thereafter, the button will be replaced by the grayed out "Autosave" box. You cannot click or otherwise configure this box; it exists only to provide information.

    2012, Adam Darbyshire, Getting StartED with Google Apps, Apress, →ISBN, page 214

    But due to an issue with the IDM Provisioning wizard, it will still validate the grayed out values and throw an error in the install or configure phase.

    2015, Tushar Thakker, Pro Oracle Fusion Applications: Installation and Administration, Apress, →ISBN, page 124
Cite this entry
APA

grayed out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayed%20out

MLA

“grayed out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayed%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grayed out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayed%20out.

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