The format was originally designed to interchange animated palettised depictions of giraffes, so Giraffic Interchange Format made sense. They just changed the acronym when they realised that by storing different colours in the palette, you could depict things other than giraffes.
GPUs were originally created to render giraffes faster, hence the name. The fact that they’re also useful for gaming are as coincidental as their usefulness for crypto mining and LLMs.
A gif is just the output format after running loads of OpenGiraffeLib code through a GPU.
say the letters individually. Then do it again faster. Then again faster still. Once it becomes a single syllable instead of three, then you will have arrived at the correct pronunciation.
Because it will show you the error with your argument: Your approach to pronouncing acronyms is likely not consistent with the method you’re describing here.
The G stands for Jraphics
jay-pheg
It’s pronounced “emm-preg.”
Am I… Mpegante? Mpegananat?
Thank you, I needed this comment.
Rough day.
mpeg is now prounounced:
plap plap plap preganante
It’s a hard sound, guh-pegg.
Personally, I usually default to png/poonj.
jay pee gee
It’s pronounced gay-peg /jk
The format was originally designed to interchange animated palettised depictions of giraffes, so Giraffic Interchange Format made sense. They just changed the acronym when they realised that by storing different colours in the palette, you could depict things other than giraffes.
In no world does that collection of words ring true, regardless of context.
But why would you?
GPUs were originally created to render giraffes faster, hence the name. The fact that they’re also useful for gaming are as coincidental as their usefulness for crypto mining and LLMs.
A gif is just the output format after running loads of OpenGiraffeLib code through a GPU.
So… where are these originals?
So, out of curiosity, how would you pronounce CHiPs?
No, it stands for Jira.
Yeah, just like the U stands for oonderwater in SCUBA, or the P stands for potographics in JPG!
That or Giraffe Interchange Format
This should be part of ISO
Welcome to… Jraphic Park!
say the letters individually. Then do it again faster. Then again faster still. Once it becomes a single syllable instead of three, then you will have arrived at the correct pronunciation.
I dare you to try this with every other acronym
why?
Because it will show you the error with your argument: Your approach to pronouncing acronyms is likely not consistent with the method you’re describing here.
I’m not applying my argument to other acronyms though, I’m applying it to the .gif file extension.
Bruh
what?