| Navigation: Glossary Index >====== GIF image ============ Graphics Interchange File format; an image format popularized by CompuServe. Generally acknowledged to offer the best compression ration for 256 color or less images. Attention: should you utilize the word “GIF” anywhere within an application or program, you must add a trademark notice: “GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a trademark of CompuServe Information Services.” ====== |    |