gray·out
ˈgrā-ˌau̇t 
variants
or less commonly greyout
plural grayouts also greyouts
: a transient dimming or haziness of vision resulting from temporary impairment of cerebral circulation
variants
or less commonly grey out
grayed out also greyed out; graying out also greying out; grays out also greys out
: to experience a grayout
She cut her head, bloodied her nose … and had actually grayed out for a few moments with shock.—
Stephen King
Stephen King
: to cause (something or someone) to appear gray or grayish
"In terms of what shows up on the public website, we will be greying out faces and licence plates for now."—Jesse Zeman
Jesse Zeman
specifically
: to cause (an element of a computer interface, webpage, etc.) to appear gray or grayish (as to indicate that its function is unavailable or already used)
Similarly, the visual signal of graying out a headline to remind readers they've already read it needs to work across devices. —Ken Doctor
Ken Doctor
grayed out
adjective
or less commonly grayed-out
or greyed out
or greyed-out
grayed out vision
a grayed out button
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Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
States with absolute mortalities <20 are grayed out because of unreliable crude death rates (these include Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, and District of Columbia).
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
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Those apps become paused, grayed out and notifications are hidden.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2019
States with absolute mortalities <20 are grayed out because of unreliable crude death rates (these include Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, and District of Columbia).
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Grayout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grayout. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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grayout
1 of 2 noun
gray·out
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or chiefly British greyout
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