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[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (4 children)

GIF comes from the Old English word "gif," pronounced with a "y" sound.

So it's yif.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

kill it with fire

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I'm more of a "jaif" person.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 11 months ago

No, it comes from the name Graphic Interchange Format.

So if we're going to with jfeg, then we're also going with gif.