GIF

See also: .gif, Gif, and gif

English edit

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GIF

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Alternative forms edit

gif, Gif

Etymology edit

Acronym of graphics interchange format.

Pronunciation edit

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Pronunciation of GIF

Wikipedia

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪf/
- Homophones: jif, jiff
- Audio (US) (file)
  ,
  Audio (US) (file)
IPA^(key): /ɡɪf/
- Audio (US) (file)
Steve Wilhite, the inventor of the GIF format in 1987, says that it was originally pronounced with /dʒ/ and that such pronunciation is "correct",^[1] but the pronunciation with /ɡ/ is also widespread, and is in fact more common.^[2]
Rhymes: -ɪf

Noun edit

GIF (plural GIFs)

(computing) A bitmap image format for pictures with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color.
An image encoded in GIF file format; the resulting file.
(Internet slang, loosely) Any short video without audio, usually one which loops.
(Internet, by extension) Any short video, in a format directly supported by HTML5 (ie. GIF, MP4, WebM)

Usage notes edit

In the post-HTML5 introduction era, .GIF extensions have frequently been used attached to non-GIF formatted videos, using HTML5 compatible video file formats and encoding formats, frequently, MP4 and WebM. In the pre-HTML5 introduction period, the ANG and MNG were to be replacements for the GIF format under PNG formatting.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

short video without audio

Esperanto: GIF
German: Gif (de) n
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: gîf f, GÎF f
Russian: GIF-файл m (GIF-fajl), ги́фка (ru) f (gífka) (slang)

Verb edit

GIF (third-person singular simple present GIFs, present participle GIFing, simple past and past participle GIFed)

To create a GIF file of (an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event).
he GIFed the highlights of the debate
- 2013 December 16, Caitlin Dewey, “Two-year-old Photoshopped Jennifer Lawrence magazine cover draws criticism”, in The Washington Post‎^[1]:
  In fact, it seems this latest round of interest in the 2011 cover was sparked by the GIF-ing of Lawrence’s pre- and post-Photoshopped image, which made the rounds on Tumblr before seeping out to blogs like Crushable.