The definition of gif, short for graphics interchange format, is an image file that is compressed to allow it to be transferred quickly, or an animated gif which is a collection of images played in sequence to appear to move.
(noun)A animated image of President Obama with Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden riding in a jeep is an example of a gif.
Gif is defined as to save an image file into a .gif file, or to make a series of images into an animated .gif.
(verb)An example of gif is to take images of a cat falling off a table, sequence them and have them repeat as if it is a video.
See GIF in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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