English Explanatory Dictionary

fake PNG

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/feɪ̯k ˌpiː ɛn ˈd͡ʒiː/

Word forms

fake PNG fake PNGs

Etymology

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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