gray out

English

Alternative forms

• grey out

Verb

gray out (third-person singular simple present grays out, present participle graying out, simple past and past participle grayed out)

1. (computing, of a UI element) To make (a visual element) gray or lighter in color to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

Usage notes

• Almost always used in the passive voice or as a past participle.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: harmauttaa
• French: griser (fr)
• German: ausgrauen (de)

See also

• grayed out
• grayed-out