1. A flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used; SYN. pallet.
2. The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art; SYN. pallet.
The magnitude of colors that a display is capable of producing.
Small plate covering the armpit joint in a suit of armour
Any surface on which paints are mixed and used, generally a portable piece of wood. By extension, the term has come to mean the range of colors favored by a particular painter.

1. In paint programs, a collection of drawing tools, such as patterns, colors, brush shapes, and different line widths, from which the user can choose.
2. A subset of the color look-up table that establishes the colors that can be displayed on the screen at a particular time. The number of colors in a palette is determined by the number of bits used to represent a pixel. See also color bits, color look-up table, pixel.