Mr. Wilhite said. “It is a soft ‘G,’...
Mr. Wilhite said. “It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.’ End of story.” http://t.co/vzgohulNma #GIF
May 22, 2013
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An Honor for the Creator of the GIF
Among the thousands of file formats that exist in modern computing, the GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format, has attained celebrity status in a sea of lesser-known BMPs, RIPs, FIGs and MIFFs. It was honored as a "word of the year" in 2012, and Tuesday night, its inventor, Steve Wilhite, will be accepting a lifetime achievement award at The Webby Awards.
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