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Gif became part of the vernacular to describe a short looping video clip or animation with no audio that can be easily shared. Nowadays people are often actuall
by jchw 5y ago
Gif became part of the vernacular to describe a short looping video clip or animation with no audio that can be easily shared. Nowadays people are often actually sharing mp4s or webms even when they think it’s gif. It’s just a bit of internet heritage, and causes little harm.
- jamesgreenleaf 5y agoSimilar to how the term "podcast" became part of the language even though almost nobody uses an iPod to listen to them anymore.
- bee_rider 5y agoHuh. I always called those "animated gifs." I guess soon they'll be known as "silent ticktocks" though.
- aendruk 5y agoI’d be okay with using the new pronunciation for this new meaning. - GIF /dʒɪf/: Graphics Interchange Format - gif /ɡɪf/: short looping silent video