Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "colourize" (ko "launi" a cikin Turanci na Amurka) shine ƙara launi zuwa hoto ko fim baƙar fata da fari, ko ba da launi ga wani abu wanda ya kasance monochrome ko launin toka. Kalmar kuma na iya nufin ƙara launi zuwa zane ko hoto, ko ba da wani abu ta musamman launi ko sauti. Gabaɗaya, kalmar tana nufin ƙara launi ko faɗakarwa ga wani abu wanda a baya ba shi da waɗannan halaye.