HEIF

H4E1I1F4
/ˈhiːɪf/

noun

An image file in the HEIF format.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismfile formatcomputer graphicsInitialism of High Efficiency Image File, a container format for storing individual images and image sequences.

    The HEIF format is not yet the de facto image file at the time of writing. Apple, Inc. adopted HEIF for image media storage on iOS in 2017.

    2019, Nanette L. Salvaggio, Josh Shagam, Basic Photographic Materials and Processes, Routledge, →ISBN, page 173
nounHEIF (plural HEIFs)

plural HEIFs

  1. computer graphicsAn image file in the HEIF format.
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APA

HEIF. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/HEIF

MLA

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Chicago

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