GIF
GIF/ɡɪf/
- 1Any short video with no sound that usually plays over and over.
My brother sent me a GIF of the winning goal, playing over and over.
Her funny face from the show became a GIF that everyone shared.
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- 2An image saved in a file type that allows animation and up to 256 colors in each frame.
Dad saved the map as a GIF so he could put it on the website.
This GIF uses only a few colors, so the file is very small.
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- 3To make a GIF, or a similar moving picture, out of something such as a video clip.
Someone will GIF that funny moment before the show even ends.
She GIFed her cat's big jump and sent it to the family chat.
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Origin
Made from the first letters of "graphics interchange format."