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.

• Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf (1857–1894)
• Hertz (Hz)
• Hexadecimal
• hexadecimal notation (hex)
• hexadecimal notation (hex)
• hex (hexadecimal notation)
• HFC (Hybrid Fiber/Coax)
• HF (High Frequency)
• HF (High Frequency)
• high bit-rate digital subscriber line (HDSL)
• high capacity voice (HCV)
• high-cost area
• high definition television (HDTV)
• high density bipolar order 3 (HDB3)
• high frequency (HF)
• High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
• high-order mode
• high-pass filter
• High Performance Parallel Interface (HIPPI)
• high speed
• high-speed channel (H channel)
• High-Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD)
• High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)
• High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
• high-tier