(= Graphics Interchange Format,
"graafikavahetuse vorming")

olemus
bittrasterpildi vorming (CompuServe, 1987)
algoritmiga LZW tihendatud 8-bitiste pikselitega,
toetab animatsiooni ja eraldi värvipaletti,
sobib piiratud värvistikuga ja pooltoonideta piltidele
=
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations

ülevaateid
https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~amer/CISC651/lzw.and.gif.explained.html

http://giflib.sourceforge.net/whatsinagif/bits_and_bytes.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF

https://www.fileformat.info/format/gif/egff.htm

standard
https://www.w3.org/Graphics/GIF/spec-gif89a.txt