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plural gifs

1. Alternative letter-case form of GIF.

   Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.

   2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung, Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2022

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1. Alternative letter-case form of GIF.

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1. computingA bitmap image in a particular format with support for multiple images per file or animations, and up to 256 distinct colors per frame, including a fully transparent color.

   I'll send you a GIF of the proposed logo.

2. InternetbroadlyAny short video without audio, usually one which loops.

   Crying Dawson ruled the internet comment sections of the late ’00s and early ’10s. It’s “on the Mount Rushmore of GIFs,” says TV critic Sarah D. Bunting.

   2021 May 1, Constance Grady, quoting Sarah D. Bunting, “The Day Dawson Cried”, in Vox

3. InternetbroadlyAny short video, in a format directly supported by HTML5 (ie. GIF, MP4, WebM)

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1. To create a GIF file of; (inexact) to create a similar animated image file of.

   He GIFed the highlights of the debate

   1 more example

   In fact, it seems this latest round of interest in the 2011 cover was sparked by the GIF-ing of Lawrence’s pre- and post-Photoshopped image, which made the rounds on Tumblr before seeping out to blogs like Crushable.

   2013 December 16, Caitlin Dewey, “Two-year-old Photoshopped Jennifer Lawrence magazine cover draws criticism”, in The Washington Post

plural GIFs

1. abbreviationgeographyAbbreviation of granular iron(stone) formation

   Synonyms: granular iron formation, granular ironstone formation

plural Gifs

1. alternativeAlternative form of GIF.