GIF
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Acronym of graphics interchange format.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒɪf/, /ɡɪf/
,Audio (US) (file) Audio (US) (file) 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", but the pronunciation with /ɡ/ is also widespread.[1]
- Rhymes: -ɪf
Noun
GIF (plural GIFs)
Descendants
- Russian: ги́фка (gífka)
Translations
Verb
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
References
- "Gif's inventor says ignore dictionaries and say 'Jif'", BBC News, May 22 2013.
German
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: GIF
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