.gif file extension

.gif

Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) that supports animation. Created by CompuServ and used primarily for web use. See GIF glossary entry for more information.

For more information see:

http://webstyleguide.com/wsg2/graphics/gifs.html - Web Style Guide on GIF files. Good straight forward overview of what GIF files are.
www.daubnet.com/formats/GIF.html - Definition of the file GIF format, more intuitive than the formal specifications (below).
GIF 87 file specification
GIF 89 file specification
http://everything.explained.at/Graphics_Interchange_Format/ - Graphics Interchange format explained.

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