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GIF

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
GIF/ɡɪf/

▶noun Computing a popular format for image files, with built-in data compression.

■ a file in this format.

– origin 1980s: acronym from graphic interchange format.

'GIF' also found in these Oxford entries:

if

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".gif format" or "the .gif format"
GIF chair
pronunciation: GIF (file)

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