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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) Pronounced jif, like the peanut butter.A graphics file format for encoding and exchanging graphic files on the Internet. Originally developed by CompuServe, GIF includes a patented lossless compression technique known as LZW, but is limited to 8-bit format, which makes it suitable for grayscale, but unsuitable for full color images. See also compression, grayscale, JPEG, lossless compression, LZW, and PNG. |